The baby is fussing, the toddler is arguing with the eight year old over wanting to play with his special toy, it’s getting close to dinner time and your six year old REALLY wants to help make it. It’s enough to make anyone go mad after a day of three kids asking questions at the same time, having been up all… View Post
Dear Sister Struggling with Fear Before Birth
Dear Sister Who is Due and Struggling with Fear, You are not alone. I know that you may feel, at times, like you can’t do this– this unknown experience of birth. You may even be believing lies or struggling with negative inner talk. I don’t believe that, if Jesus were here, standing right in front of you, he would recommend… View Post
Show “Perfect Courtesy” to Everyone, Including Your Family
Do you struggle with being kind and courteous to your spouse? How about being respectful and kind to your children? There is no pretty way to make this sound any better than it really is. So I am just going to confess it, yes, this is a struggle for me. The weird thing, is that it didn’t used to be. When… View Post
Leaving a Legacy of Self-forgetfulness vs. Selfishness
{The 8 questions every parent should ask is near the end of the post} If you are anything like me, you are aware of your own selfish sin, and see it played out in the little mini-me running around your home every day? And the more children you have, the more you see it right? I recently read a fantastic… View Post
The Heart Behind the Birth Plan
Hear me out please. I am was going to share an article on epidurals in this post, but then I realized how very easy it is for you to simply google any article yourself. In fact, it is your responsibility to gain knowledge, both pros and cons, in making a decision regarding your health and your babies. I do not feel… View Post
Redeeming Halloween Resources
Do we participate in the annual Halloween festivities that our culture pushes? This is the age old question I believe all parents for generations have struggled with. Don’t you? Regardless of how different things are today than they were when our parents were raising us, the reality is, this question still haunts parents today. I have often talked with other… View Post
The Great Church Search: Prayerfully Seeking vs. Selfishly Shopping
Church Shopping It sounds like such a consumerist mentality to finding a new church home. Yet, I myself have been guilty of casually referring to this season of church visiting as such. What other term is there to eloquently describe the season where one {or a family} is intentionally looking for a church to call their home? When we were… View Post
Lessons from the Vineyard on Brokenness
Just a short few weeks ago we began our intentional studies and remembrance traditions leading up to the crucifixion, death and resurrection of our Lord Jesus. Coincidentally, these past few weeks have been unusually warm for the Pacific Northwest, inspiring new growth that the awakening of Spring brings. And when there is growth, I am beckoned outside to tend my… View Post
Is Poking Fun a Sin? | A Deeper Look at Relationships
About two months ago I wrote the post, I Sinned Against My Husband {Part 1}. But what you don’t know is that, the day before, I really did sin against my husband, by poking fun at him. That post, this series, was inspired by the ugliness I saw in myself that Sunday morning while getting ready for church {of all days}…. View Post
Redeeming the Division: Cultivating Unity Among Women
This past month I had the pleasure of speaking at Good Shepherd Community Church on one of the topics I most passionate about. You are probably thinking, oh she spoke on birth… nope. There is actually a lot more to me than “pregnancy, childbirth and all things prego.” You might not know this, but one of the reasons I wrote… View Post
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