My Mommy Mess-Up Moment

My Mommy Mess-Up Moment

It’s been one of those weeks. I’ve been overwhelmed, struggling with discouragement and down right exhausted in my mothering, so I revisted a post that I wrote earlier and claiming this truth. It’s been awhile since I’ve messed up as a mother....
Messy Mommy Moments

Messy Mommy Moments

By the time our fourth child came along in just five and a half years, I was completely humbled at the critical importance of modeling behavior for our children that I wanted them to follow. If I wanted to speak truth into their life, then I better live it out first....
My Real Family Christmas Letter

My Real Family Christmas Letter

In the next few weeks, Christmas cards and letters from friends far and near will descend on our mailbox. Memories will resurface from a lifetime ago. Unfamiliar faces will appear in pictures, as marriages have dissolved and new covenants established. Successes,...
It’s Worth the Fight (Sibling Relationships)

It’s Worth the Fight (Sibling Relationships)

Last week I happened upon this two year old photo. If there’s one thing that’s been a constant in our home, it’s the way our eldest always has his little sister’s best interest at heart. He cares for her. He dotes on her, and he helps model how...