Live for the glory of God
I raised my voice as I repeated the same sentence for probably the 100th time that day, “Do not stand up on the back of couch!” Visions of busted heads and broken bones scrolled through my mind, along with doctor bills, casts and warnings from the pediatrician. I am not a hysterical mother, but I […]
She stood there lost in her own thought as the worship service was going on. I have seen that look over and again; the face of the wife whose heart, womb and hands yearns for a child of her own. I thought of what she was going through tears filled up my eyes. Not […]
Dear mom, are you exhausted, worn down, and discouraged? Do you just feel like giving up some days? Do you feel like nothing you say or do is getting through to your kids? I wrote this post back in December 2014 when I’d reached the end of my rope. My 3 year old stopped napping, […]
I clearly remember sitting at my desk chatting with my dad on Skype. Tears ran down my cheeks as I explained how starved I was for just one morning where I could get alone with God without a screaming baby to interrupt me. I really missed those times when I would sit down to an […]
I will admit it. There have been times over the past 10 years that I have wanted to pack my bags and return home. But there are two things that have prevented me from leaving Croatia: 1. I am not a quitter 2. I know that no matter where I am, I will never be […]
I have asked myself over and over the question that Silver Threads, by Kate Megill of Teaching What is Good, opens up with: Where are the Titus 2 women of today? Why have today’s young wives and mothers been left to figure out for themselves how to raise a godly family and how run […]
My first introduction to mommy-wars occurred before I was even technically a mommy. I was expecting my first-born and had joined a website for mommies and mommies-to-be. The women were vicious. It didn’t seem to matter the topic of conversation: diapers, formula, car seats, vaccinations…you name it. All it took was for one mean mom […]
It’s 5:30 A.M. My alarm goes off. Blindly I flail my arm about trying to find my Blackberry to turn off that annoying sound that ripped me from a peaceful dream. Finding it, I turn it off. No, I do not hit snooze, because not only do I not want to chance waking my children […]
Lie and half-truths. Cheating and manipulation. Jealous, envy and fighting. This family was so dysfunctional! Set in 2014, we would never suppose that such a family would be chosen by God for great things. No, families marked for greatness in 2014 are families who have it all together. They are accomplished and educated; free from […]
It’s not that my marriage was in trouble or anything. No, nothing like that. We have only been married seven years – so we’re newbies. Add to this that when we married, Z and I were well into our 30’s and had been living on our own for more than a decade respectively. So you […]
