Buddhist Catholic Contemplative Evangelical General Christian Hindu Jewish Latter-day Saint Muslim New Visions Progressive Christian

Beliefs

Topics

Columnists

Resource Library

Research Tools

Video

Podcasts

Thought Readers

Faith In Media Tracker

Newsletters

Ad-Free & Subscriber Log-In Subscription Support

Follow Patheos

Micha Boyett

Home
Family, Parenting and Religion

mama life

Select a Category A Deeper Church Beautiful Beautiful and Broken Books Broken Deeper Story Family and the Christian Year Family Life Found Friends Guest Post Invitation Motherhood My Chalkboard One Good Phrase Pinterest Place and Stability Poetry Practicing Benedict Thankful Tuesday The Daily The Mama Monk the Praying Life The Pursuit of Enough This Sacred Everyday Uncategorized Vlog Women and the Church World Vision

Select a Month March 2014 February 2014 January 2014 December 2013 November 2013 October 2013 September 2013 August 2013 July 2013 June 2013 May 2013 April 2013 March 2013 February 2013 January 2013 December 2012 November 2012 October 2012 September 2012 August 2012 July 2012 June 2012 May 2012 April 2012 March 2012 February 2012 January 2012 December 2011 November 2011 October 2011 September 2011 August 2011 July 2011 June 2011 May 2011 April 2011 March 2011 February 2011 January 2011 December 2010 November 2010 October 2010 September 2010 August 2010 July 2010 June 2010 May 2010 April 2010 March 2010 February 2010

January 2013

January 17, 2013

The Spiritual Practice of Slowness

I was strangely moved by that almost final scene in the movie Lincoln, when the...

January 15, 2013

Thankful Tuesday: Sky! Sky!

Coffee in the middle of a tired day Brooksie’s current obsession with the sky One...

January 14, 2013

I know I am the beloved.

“Home is the center of my being where I can hear the voice that says,...

January 07, 2013

Okay, so I did make a couple of resolutions.

I’ve never been much of a resolution kind of girl. I’m not so good with...

January 04, 2013

One Word 2013: Enough

I wish I were a mom with constant craft supplies. I wish I had every...

December 2012

December 21, 2012

Advent Poetry Series: “Christ’s Mother Reflects: His Childhood”

Christ's Mother Reflects: His Childhood “...and for him to see me mended / I must...

December 10, 2012

Thankful Tuesday: Advent thoughts, Christmas gifts, and baby cheetahs

Some words that are blowing my mind this week, from the amazing Advent book I’m...

December 10, 2012

Light Your Candles Quietly: Keeping Advent with Mary, Vol. 2

An Invitation to Ponder When I first started asking God and myself what it...

December 05, 2012

{This Sacred Everyday} Annie Barnett

Today is our last post in this beautiful collection of thoughts on what makes the...

November 2012

November 28, 2012

{This Sacred Everyday} Amy Lepine Peterson

Amy Lepine Peterson is one of those kindreds I've found out there in the great...

November 26, 2012

Our hearts are stone and flesh, all at the same time

Yesterday morning, while our sickish boys were playing with their dad on the carpet of...

November 19, 2012

She writes a post about her hair.

Listen, I woke up last spring with a wave in my hair. You may not...

November 13, 2012

Thankful Tuesday: sun through the windows, afternoon snuggles, Korean Spa

I'm late getting this post written today because I had a Girls Night Out with...

October 2012

October 31, 2012

Jesus in Real Life: Halloween and Death and Celebrating the Saints

“Why is it called Halloween, Mom?” We're driving to preschool. This is the time of...

October 30, 2012

Thankful Tuesday: Newness and Hope

After a day spent texting and checking on East coast friends and family, what a...

October 25, 2012

My big, scary moving fears (or, when God gives the good gifts)

I cried when we found out we were moving to San Francisco. I cried because...

October 23, 2012

Thankful Tuesday: Preschool Bravery and Gut-Laughing

Yesterday was August’s first day at his new preschool. He was scared. And it is...

October 17, 2012

{This Sacred Everyday} Amy Julia Becker

Within the span of two weeks, I had two different friends from two different pieces...

October 16, 2012

Thankful Tuesday: Ring-bearers and the rest

Can we just start by saying that I love dressing my boys up in bow-ties even...

October 10, 2012

{This Sacred Everyday} Addie Zierman

What an honor for me to host Addie Zierman here today. Not only is she...

October 09, 2012

Thankful Tuesday: Dumpling Kings, Trader Joes, Little Boy Bow Ties, etc.

How do I count the ways this week? Old friends and the goodness of being...

September 2012

September 19, 2012

{This Sacred Everyday} Suzannah Paul

I first felt a kinship with Suzannah Paul when I discovered her blog and our...

September 12, 2012

{This Sacred Everyday} Mihee Kim-Kort

On Sunday mornings, after I drop the twins off in the nursery, and quickly run...

September 11, 2012

Thankful Tuesday: When there’s one week left and it all feels fuzzy

I will live in Austin for one more week. A week from tomorrow, I'll leave...

September 10, 2012

What sharpens our vision, our calling?

This weekend while visiting my family in Amarillo, I had a conversation with a friend...

September 05, 2012

Why I’m afraid to tell you where we’re going on vacation

On September 19, Chris and I are going to Italy. Without our kids. And we’re...

August 2012

August 29, 2012

{This Sacred Everyday} Andrea Palpant Dilley

Andrea Palpant Dilley has led the writer's group I've been part of at my church...

August 22, 2012

{This Sacred Everyday} Holly Grantham

{This Sacred Everyday} is back! And today we're welcoming Holly Grantham. Holly is a new...

August 21, 2012

Sri Lanka, World Vision, and the Question God is Asking Us

A thousand years ago, also known as July 3, I made a decision to travel...

August 14, 2012

Checking In…

Friends! I miss you guys. It’s very weird to go through a week and keep...