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September 2016

September 20, 2016

Being Glad

Today, I am thankful for cold medicine to bring some relief to my kids' colds....

May 2016

May 15, 2016

HG Made Me a Better Mom

I know I talk a lot about HG. Particularly here, here, and here. But, you have...

March 2016

March 18, 2016

Carpe diem and Rest

My kids are sick. Nothing more than a cough and congestion, but some of them...

October 2015

October 14, 2015

Why We Don’t Have “Best” Friends

My daughter, Ophelia, is nine years old. She is slipping out of childhood and into...

September 2015

September 05, 2015

Lou Rhodes and Chicken Soup

It is raining outside, something the Northwest desperately needs right now. These are my favorite...

August 2015

August 03, 2015

“All Babies are Wanted” is the Worst Pro-Life Argument

Written by Kallie Kohl "Suppose a brother or sister is without clothes and daily food....

July 2015

July 29, 2015

Why I Am Pro-Life

My second Hyperemetic pregnancy was Miss Mira. I started throwing up at 8 weeks and...

July 23, 2015

#DefundPlannedParenthood

If we demand that congress defund Planned Parenthood (as we should), we cannot expect God...

June 2015

June 15, 2015

My Best Instead

There's no point in lying, life hasn't been easy lately. My husband is working a...

June 01, 2015

Help and Hope for the Pregnant and Troubled

Someone I know recently obtained an abortion. The woman, herself, is not a Christian, but...

May 2015

May 23, 2015

Work and Rest

They are everywhere. I'm not good with identification, but I've seen over 30 of these...

May 23, 2015

Of the Good Father and Appliances

We are completely moved into our new house! Of course, when I say moved in,...

May 11, 2015

Mama

I know I've been quiet. I've been very busy. We bought a really cute house...

March 2015

March 14, 2015

Sustained

I woke up to hollering. The kids are acting especially, well, like kids today. My...

February 2015

February 17, 2015

Reading Encouragement for Mommies

I've been reading a lot. I'm in the middle of A Praying Life and it...

February 05, 2015

Numbers

My scale broke last summer. I haven’t replaced it yet. I kinda like not having...

January 2015

January 28, 2015

Mamas, We Need to Build Each Other Up

So-called mommy wars have no place among Christian sisters. Christian mothers are weak and needy for...

January 18, 2015

Snares of Parenthood

How often do we grasp at our children's lives? We are so careful, so particular,...

January 15, 2015

Why I Allow My Girls to Wear Spaghetti-Strap Tops

I don't like doing these types of posts. For starters, I'm trying really hard not...

December 2014

December 03, 2014

Mom Body

As I get older, my metabolism with slow, my hormones will fluctuate, my body won’t...

December 03, 2014

Choose Beauty

Just because you’re a mom doesn’t mean you have to give up being a woman....

November 2014

November 21, 2014

Mercies

I was looking for a particular photo today and ran across this one. I was...

November 11, 2014

Interview with Emily C. Gardner

October 2014

October 28, 2014

Becoming One, Take Two

Finding privacy, time and energy for sex seem to be common dilemmas for couples with...

October 03, 2014

What Are You Training For?

[O]ne of the things we are constantly practicing is either being governed and assessing our...

October 02, 2014

Raising Boys

Our sons are 3 and 2, we are potty training, but it became clear on...

September 2014

September 23, 2014

When You’re Tired and Hurt or Answered Prayers 2014 No. 11

I was being careful, tending to my broken foot, my broken body. Hobbling around for...

September 02, 2014

New Adventure

On Monday we started educating our girls at home. We hired a wonderful gal to...

August 2014

August 12, 2014

Gospel Beauty Part Two

Should we desire beauty? We know by looking at Scripture that inward beauty is more important...

July 2014

July 06, 2014

Catching Fire

Wives, do you want to learn how to satisfy your husband in bed? Do you want...