Less Chaos. More Grace-Filled Confidence. Learning to Choose Well.
Encouragement and real help for the Christian mom going through depression and anxiety. Not long ago, a mom friend and I were having a chat about how, at certain stages of life, we struggle through feelings of frustration, anger, impatience and physical exhaustion almost every day. And it reminded me how far I’d come in […] Read more…
There are days you feel like you’re doing everything right. You are so happy that your parenting efforts are finally paying off. 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 […] Read more…
Get the 2019 Homemaker’s Friend Planner at a discount using the coupon code at my blog! One of the things I’ve identified over the years from many of my readers and mom friends is that many of you struggle with using your time well and feeling like you’ve used it for what matters. I can […] Read more…
Do you feel like God always falls to the bottom of your priority list? Do you struggle with making time for consistent devotions? You know that reading God’s Word gives life, but you just aren’t sure how to find the time. It used to be easy for me to do devotions and have purposeful time […] Read more…
Having a stronger devotional life and finding time to read the Bible isn’t impossible, even when you’re a very busy mom and life seems crazy! Our 5 Days to a Stronger Devotional Life Challenge will address some of the common frustrations we have as moms when it comes to finding time for God’s Word and […] Read more…
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…
How to raise a confident Christian daughter, with guidance from Scripture to make them strong and find their confidence in Jesus! 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 […] 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…
Positive printable Scriptural affirmations for all Christian moms, straight from God’s Word! 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 […] 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. We want to […] 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…