Dearest Angry Child,I hear you.I hear your loud words, your cries of distress, your accusations, and your frustration with your circumstances.I also …
when motherhood means messy gratitude and building your true home
The moon hung itself high above Austin when a little eight year-old boy crawled in my bed Friday. The stillness of 4 am lay on our house like the …
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how to have faith for difficult children
Some days there is an awful lot of growling and shouting around our house. Feet stamp as a violent, "No!" is declared. Fists curl and clench and the …
mother’s day is all about baseball and what we’re becoming
Today I sat watching Boy 1 swing his bat through the chain link backstop with a grimace on his face. His left thumb is injured slightly, and this game …
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how to survive when your kids love to hate you
There are days a mama just can't win, no matter how well she does her job. For instance:I cook broccoli, and they hate me.I give her an orange bowl …
evidence i deserve absolutely nothing for mother’s day
I really like gifts and my husband will, undoubtedly, give me something for Mother's Day this year. He will do it because he loves me, appreciates me, …
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talking to my kids: the most important person in our house
As water reflects the face, so one’s life reflects the heart.-Proverbs 27:19I pray that out of his glorious riches he may …
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10 signs mama’s ’bout to lose it
Every mama knows when a baby's about to go postal. He adopts a certain certain far-off gaze, he fusses but no pacifier will be able to soothe him, or …
5 tactics to lessen the impact of media on your family
It's a beautiful Sunday afternoon. I am in the house washing dishes. I just kissed my husband and oldest son goodbye as they headed to the baseball …
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ten perfect gifts to buy your wife for mother’s day
Mother's Day is coming. With Easter being so late this year, it will be here before we know it.As a pastor's family, since Sunday is a major workday, …
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being careful with your first-born
Mr. Fantastic and I were at our favorite restaurant Monday night, enjoying the amazing food and each other's fine company, when a large party, a …
5 ways to keep your baby from growing up
My baby turned five last November, and I really thought I was done being sad about it. I thought I had embraced the fun of painting toes on bathroom …
