For God is not a God of disorder but of peace… 1 Corinthians 14:33a NLT If you are like me there are some cabinets or closets in your house that are shoved, jammed, and packed full of “stuff”. So full, in fact, that when you open them you have to be on guard and ready for anything to happen. My tupperware cabinet is like that, you pretty much take your life into your own hands if you want to get in or out of that cabinet. Right now you’ve already started to think about that cabinet or closet in your …
Motherhood Is Universal
She clutched a cranky toddler at her hip while her husband lugged a stroller up three bus steps. “Come on, buddy, find a seat!” She urged an unruly older brother, maybe four or five years old. Through her thick southern accent, I heard the unmistakable sound of tired. Make that tired-yet-trying-to-muster-patience. After all, we were in Disney World. It’s the happiest place on Earth. I chuckled under my breath as my husband hauled our own double stroller onto the bus. Our six-year-old climbed into a seat, so I wilted beside her and lifted our three-year-old onto my lap. She stuck …
How To Find The Peace Of God In The Midst Of Your Stress
And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:7 NIV Oh sweet mom, is it me or does it seem that there are things pulling at us from just about every angle of life these days. is it me or does it seem that there are things pulling at us from just about every angle of life these days. Click To Tweet It’s either the kids, our spouse, the job, our ministry, our friends, our finances, or even our health, sometimes all at the same time. It’s enough …
For Those Days When Mothering Is Hard
I LOVE being a mom but sometimes mothering is hard! Being a mom is AMAZING… but mothering isn’t always about butterfly kisses, tickles and giggles! Can any mommas relate? We don’t always know what to do or what to say or how to act and react to every situation we’re faced with as moms. In The Making of a Mom, I wrote about those days when mothering is hard… those times when we feel overwhelmed as a mom. The times when we struggle with how much attention is too much and how much attention is not enough… How do we …
What God Wants for Moms in Ministry
Are you a mom in ministry? Moms in ministry come in all forms, from leading your child’s Sunday School class, baking brownies for the Easter Carnival, to volunteering for Vacation Bible School, a mom in ministry is a woman who gives back to her children, church, and community. While all this volunteering sounds so noble and just, it’s also really hard work. Because on top of your “good deeds” in ministry, you still have to juggle all the other needs of your family like finding the baseball jersey in the pile of dirty laundry for the All-Star game this evening …
Being A Fully Present Woman
Have you ever been in a conversation with someone and you are interacting and yet not fully present? You catch yourself nodding and even saying something in response every now and then. It’s generally more like an ‘uh huh’ instead of a real response. You are smiling and pretending to be engaged, but the whole time you are actually somewhere else. We’ve all done it, we make the grocery list, text our kids, husband or friends, maybe even check in on Facebook…all the while in the presence of someone right in front of us. It might be the kids, our …
Happy Mother’s Day & This Week’s WINNERS!
Happy Mother’s Day to you all! Hope your day is WONDER-full! And here’s a little something funny and sweet I thought you’d enjoy! If you can’t see the video in your reader, please click this link. And now for the MOM Week winners! 3 signed copies of Lysa Terkeurst’s book, Unglued: Tracey Montgomery Ginger C Deb Weaver 1 copy of NIV MOMS Devotional Bible with devotions by Elisa Morgan: Amber Chapais 1 copy of God’s Just Not Fair by Jennifer Rothschild: Sarah Wiley 3 signed copies of Kathi Lipp’s new book, I Need Some Help Here: Darci Jennifer Gearheart Jami …
Avoiding Disappointment on Mother’s Day by Sheila Gregoire
It’s our special day! The day when we get fussed over. When someone else makes us breakfast and brings it to us on a tray (even if the cereal has gone soggy and the toast has grown cold). Someone else is worrying about what we’ll eat for lunch and dinner. Someone else will do the dishes. We’ll get a lovely card from our husband telling us “You’re still the one who stops my heart.” We’ll get lovely handmade cards from the kids. And we’ll get some special presents to open–something that is meant just to pamper us, to say, “we …
Even Moms Need More Sleep
And on the seventh day God finished his work that he had done, and he rested on the seventh day from all his work that he had done. Genesis 2:2 ESV She’s here, she’s there, she’s everywhere. You’re the mom, which means you are always on the go: groceries, diapers, and carlines are a part of your everyday world and somewhere in the chaos of it all we’ve bought into the lie that we’ve got to be some kind of supermom. You know, faster than a speeding bullet, stronger than…oh, who are we kidding, we’re not super mom, nor should …
Which One Do You Like Best?
Sooooo… I received the videos for the book trailer for The Making of a Mom and would LOVE YOUR OPINION! Could you help me decide which of the videos I need to use on the website? If so, I’d love to know… Which one do you like best? And why? Are you a ministry leader? Or a mom? What would you add or what would you like to know more about The Making of a Mom? Please click this link if you are unable to view the video. Please click this link if you are unable to view the …