I Just Want to Be With You, Mommy
Girls, girls, girls. I’m not used to dealing with the drama of daughters. For a good many years it was just boys and their havoc-wrecking…
Category: God
God Finds Our Children
Our children have their own timetables when it comes to their faith journeys. We can do our best to raise them in the ways of…
Teaching Kids About Healthy Sexuality
The question “When and what do I teach my kids about sex?” comes up in parenting huddles, where moms gather together and air their concerns…
Rest is a God Thing
In our fast-paced, performance-driven, results-oriented, and pressure-filled world, many of us neglect to rest. During our trip to New Zealand (which was amazing!), I conversed…
The Real Father of Father’s Day
The only thing Edric wanted for Father’s Day was to have our family values printed and mounted on our walls. This should have happened two…
When the Walls Come Tumbling Down
Edric and I were awoken at 3 AM to the sound of what we thought to be thunder. It wasn’t until the morning that we…
Are You in the Wilderness?
One Christmas, my daughter received a set of Dora the Explorer clips, hairpins, and slippers from my mom. Instead of thanking her grandma, she flipped…
Fight with Gentleness
Gentle in the dictionary means considerate, kind and amiable in manner and disposition, not harsh or severe. I want to be like this, especially towards Edric…
To My Young Adult
My husband, Edric, decided to institute a rite of passage for all our sons when they leave their childhood years and enter young adulthood. Since…
Courageous Caitie’s Legacy
I have been scrolling through messages and posts about Courageous Caitie and it’s difficult to swallow the ending that today gave us. She passed away…
Submission to My Husband Is a Heart Issue
I never quite graduate from learning what it means to submit to my husband’s authority. Just when I think I’m doing all right…
