Helping Christian Moms Connect Faith to Real Life
I love the season of Advent. The meaning of the word Advent is “arrival” or “coming into view”. Isn’t that a beautiful way to picture the birth of Christ? God, “coming into view” as a baby in a manger–Immanuel, God with us! Although the weeks leading up to Christmas can be very busy, if we’re […] Read more…
As a mom of two daughters (currently 4 and 10), it’s been on my heart over the past few months to find Bible verses for girls that would speak specifically to them both as young and tween girls, so they will build confidence and be strong. However, a couple of weeks ago, I was really struck […] Read more…
As a Christian family, you can use technology for good, managing screen time for kids in a way that helps you enjoy the positive benefits while not letting it take over your lives! We hear it all the time. Kids watch too much TV. And compared to previous generations, it’s true! Our children are heavily […] Read more…
Right in this moment of my life as a mom, there’s nothing that makes my heart sink more than asking how my kids’ school day went and having them say “not good.” When my 7 year old’s little face looks sad after he hops in the van at pick-up, I just want to fix everything […] Read more…
How wonderful would it feel to have confidence and peace about the school year ahead? Your child is in God’s hands, and although it isn’t always easy to “let go and let God”, we can know for certain that His Word says it is true! He tells us that he’ll never leave or forsake your […] Read more…
Being a mom is hard. It’s a wonderful calling, but it’s not an easy one! I find that I need more encouragement as a mom than I did as a teen or a young adult. And when we’re constantly comparing ourselves to others or wishing we were like “her”, we can begin to feel discouraged, […] Read more…
“Help me out, fellow moms,” my friend pleaded on Facebook. “How can I talk about God with my kids? They go to preschool at a church and I feel like they know Jesus better than I do!” As Christian parents, we want to be the main spiritual influence in our kids’ lives. But what if […] Read more…
Since I was a little girl, I loved reading. My mom read to me for countless hours and once I learned to decipher words myself, I’d spend hours curled up in chairs or under my covers, reading when I was supposed to be asleep. Now as a mom, my love for the written word is […] Read more…
As adults, we’re pretty awesome at a lot of things. We tackle big challenges in our careers, our finances, and our health. We build impressive things. We write legal documents. We manage teams and conferences and estates and classrooms. But when it comes to parenting, we often feel surprisingly unsure whether we know what we’re […] Read more…
There are days you feel like you’ve done everything right. And then….. The eight year old melts into a puddle of tears because you won’t let her have a playdate with her favorite friend. Your pre-teen fights with you after a long day of school over a project due tomorrow that he should have begun […] Read more…
As crazy as it seems, it’s a brand new year! I remember sitting down last year at this time, trying to plan out a list of books that I wanted to read in 2016 and being so excited about learning new things and growing as a woman, mom and blogger :) Though I didn’t get […] Read more…
Maybe it’s just me, but when my kids are off school for Christmas break, it gets plain old WILD at our house! Something about the combination of the upcoming holiday, the candy and gifts, kids who are getting used to being around each other all day again and the lack of routine results in emotions […] Read more…
If you’re looking for a new Christmas family tradition to start with your kids, may I present The 12 Days of Christmas Books! I’ve seen several ideas for 25 days of Christmas books but I didn’t have enough time to gather that many Christmas themed books, so I decided to do 12 instead! Here’s how […] Read more…
Does it ever feel like you’re constantly telling your kids to stop complaining? As a Christian parent, do you share Bible verses with them in the hopes that they will see how important it is to always be thankful and grateful and never grumble again….but it doesn’t seem to work? :) I think sometimes we can […] Read more…
“Mom?” My seven year old approached me timidly, long past her bedtime. I was tempted to get upset, but something about her expression made me stop. I asked what she needed. She held out a stuffed black dog, that she’d won at a raffle a few days earlier. “Remember when our church sent that big […] Read more…
How many times have your children been caught in a lie? They might be little white lies or “big whoppers” as my grandpa used to say, but it seems that most children go through a stage where they feel like they need to tell untruths, for various reasons. It might be because they want to […] Read more…
I like to accept advice from other moms….but in secret. Since childhood, I’ve had the tendency to only want to learn when I am the initiator. I really don’t like unsolicited advice. Does this describe you? :) For moms like us, this is where the internet comes in very handy. While we want to remember […] Read more…
We teach our children the proper and polite words to say. We discipline them at home to help guide them in the right direction. We pray over them and show them Scriptures that teach character. And it’s working! And we feel good. And then, there’s the fit at Target. Or a meltdown at at playdate. […] Read more…
As a mom of four young kids, three of whom are school age, I desire our children to not only grow academically but also in wisdom and character as they learn! And here is the truth: All the A+ grades in the world do no good if our children do not grow in godly wisdom […] Read more…
How wonderful would it feel to have confidence and peace about the school year ahead? Your child is in God’s hands, and although it isn’t always easy to “let go and let God”, we can know for certain that His Word says it is true! He tells us that he’ll never leave or forsake your […] Read more…
Ah, morning. Whatever time of year we are in, whether the sun rises early or later, morning is supposed to be a great time to get ahead of the day and be productive before the kids get up! For the longest time, especially when I had really little babies, I struggled to make the most […] Read more…
Sometimes, when I get to the end of the day, I finally notice just how tired I am. My brain power grinds to a halt as I try to process the craziness of the day and grudgingly prepare for the next. It isn’t that I don’t enjoy what I’m doing. I desire to have lots […] Read more…
Do you sometimes wake up in the morning feeling weary, resigned to another difficult day? Or go to bed at night tired physically and emotionally, your energy completely spent? So many of my days begin and end this way. Though I know God wants me to recognize my abundant blessings and not believe the lie I […] Read more…
When is the last time you focused on something you did right as a mom? Not just “I kept everybody alive today” or “no one burned down the house this week” but “I did ____ to encourage my children” or “I helped my child ____”. If you’re anything like me, it’s probably been awhile since you’ve allowed yourself […] Read more…
You lost, again. The battle with anger, that is. Some days are better than others. But still, you want to be redeemed “for good” from acting out in anger against your children. These are thoughts that run through my mind often. Why do I keep repeating these same behaviors? I ask my kids not to act in […] Read more…