No one was more excited than I was to be a new mom. I’d attended all the classes, read all the books, and asked for all the advice. Still,…
It’s a trap most moms fall into, at least at one time or another: Playing the comparison game with kids. When it comes to godly parenting, comparing our kids to others…
HOW (AND WHY) TO PRACTICE CHRISTIAN HOSPITALITY I love to cook, and I brew sweet, Southern iced tea by the gallons. I also love to set a pretty table…
There’s nothing quite like parenting middle schoolers. In between childhood and the wonderful world of teenagers, there’s the middle schooler. Filled with important feelings and first tastes of independence, middle…
My daughter was putting a frozen pizza in the oven. Not a name-brand, deep-dish, ultimate, wood-fired, rising crust pizza. Just a generic, store brand frozen pizza, sprinkled with her own…
It was summer in Southern California, and our usual team of neighborhood kids had been playing up and down the street. Just like we always did. Nothing about the day…
Like most parents, I wanted a lot of things for my kids. But nothing came close to my desire for them to know and love Jesus. From the time my…
My four-year-old granddaughter has played with miniature princess figures since she could hold them in her tiny hands. But on her fourth birthday she asked for a baby doll. None…
She was my lifeline. I’d just arrived in Singapore. I was young―married for a year―and had moved there because my husband had a job in the South China Sea. He…
The calls came at random times of the day and night. “Mom, I love this place! I want to stay here forever!” “Mom, I can’t stand this place! I can’t…
