My childhood was difficult and filled with sadness. I didn’t grow up in a Christian home, so when I became a Christian, and soon after a mom, I had no idea what I was doing. I felt so lost. I remember going into my daughter’s room night after night, kneeling beside her bed, and crying my heart ... [keep reading]
Embrace the “Good Old Days” This Summer
I remember the day my parents bought our first desktop computer. It was a bulky white box and displayed less than six colors. As a young girl in the middle of my elementary years, I was fascinated and addicted from the first time I used it. When I look back at my childhood, you know what’s funny? ... [keep reading]
How to Build Trust and Create Connection with Your Child
If you had told me years ago that I would have twelve children, I doubt I would have believed you. But God’s plans are so much bigger than mine. My husband, Russ, and I recently celebrated our 36th wedding anniversary. We married in college and began our family a few years later. We loved ... [keep reading]
Rediscovering the Value of a Dad’s Presence
During this lockdown, I have had more face-to-face time with my kids than I ever have in their entire lives. While I’ve been working from home, I’ve had lunch with them every single day. With no commute, we’ve used the extra time to create hilarious games to play and read through exciting books ... [keep reading]
Making Memories with Your Kids This Summer is Simpler Than You Think
What do you remember most about childhood? Take a moment and reflect on that question. I’d guess, like me, you’ll have flashes of memory, like seeing a scene from a movie. Perhaps your scene is sitting around your dining room table, eating dinner, or a family vacation. Perhaps you will recall ... [keep reading]
Here’s a Simple Way You Can Be a Mentor
I am the mom of eight children—two adults, four teenagers (as of today) and two tweens. Because of the uniqueness of adoption, I have been parenting children from newborns to adults for the past 17 years. During that time, I have had some amazing women as mentors, most important, my own mother. I ... [keep reading]
None of Us Have Done This Before
If I’m being honest, I’m worn out from hearing the word unprecedented in the news. It’s used so much that I’ve become numb to it. Unprecedented times, unprecedented situations… Does anyone else want to go back to normal times and normal situations again…and soon? I recently decided to overcome my ... [keep reading]
9 Ways to Encourage Your Children to Think Globally
News about the pandemic is reported from continent to continent, country to country, state to state, and city to city. A microscopic virus has quickly spread around the globe; our world has never seemed so small. In all of God’s great beautiful earth, we are now currently homebound, glimpsing one ... [keep reading]
Who’s your Mommy Mentor?
I never went to Mommy School. Did you? (Chuckle.) There’s no such thing, but somehow as women and as mothers, we are supposed to be experts in this motherhood thing. I had the privilege of having a wonderful mother, but when I became a parent, all of the sudden I felt helpless and stuck. Sometimes I ... [keep reading]
Does Your Heart Have an Open Door Policy?
Here I am. I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with that person, and they with me. Revelation 3:20 In a society of closed doors, what if I opened mine? I find myself asking this question a lot. I find myself longing for ... [keep reading]
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