Offering Christian wisdom and guidance for moms is what The Titus Woman is all about. She’s been there, and she’s learned from experience what to do and what to avoid.
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, when I finally left the hospital and carried our newborn baby girl into our home for the very first time, I melted into a puddle… Read More
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 is something we have to fight against. “Comparing our children―whether to siblings or peers―breeds insecurity, fosters sibling rivalry, produces stress and anxiety, and creates distance… Read More
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 and gather people around me. Lately, though, my entertaining has been pretty much limited to my family. With three daughters, three sons-in-law, eight grandchildren, and… Read More
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 schoolers are often filled with excitement, doubt, frustration, and uncertainty. And often all those emotions come packaged in the same moment. Parenting middle schoolers Although… Read More
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 additional ingredients of cheese and pepperoni. She called to tell me it reminded her of her grandparents. Unexpectedly, I felt my eyes well up with… Read More
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 was designed to create lasting memories. We stopped at the water hose in our front yard. That’s when my mom—back from her monthly grocery run—asked… Read More
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 three daughters were small, I did everything I could to introduce them to the incomparable love God has for them. I sang Christian songs with… Read More
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 of us thought seriously about the doll request. After all, how could a baby doll compete with beautiful gowns, tiaras, and a make-believe world of… Read More