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]
5 Easy Ways You Can Recharge During the Day
In a recent conversation with a friend, she asked how my kids were doing with distance learning and the switch to doing school from home full-time. I told her they are doing great. The transition has been very smooth. They are staying on top of their schoolwork like champs. I, on the other hand, ... [keep reading]
How to Teach Your Children Compassion in Times of Crisis
One by one, the cars pulled up in the food bank line and stopped in front of me. I put bags of potatoes in their trunks and waved them to the next station. We fed over 1,300 households that day. The faces I saw in those cars represented the full spectrum of humanity—children, elderly, ... [keep reading]
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