What your husband wants most as a father is your support for his parental authority. My dear sisters! If we only knew just how critical this issue is in our families, our children's entire lives, and in our society, we would not take a flippant, casual attitude toward it. If…
If you want to see your children come to know the Lord, you have a golden opportunity before you, my precious sisters. There is no greater convincing proof of the power of the Gospel of Jesus to transform lives than the godly example of someone who is Spirit-filled in the…
From a dear reader: I will be honest. When April released her new book, The Peaceful Mom, I didn’t want to read it. As a mom of a special needs child and 2 other children, I do the “mom” thing all day long. I didn’t want to read about it…
Photo by Drew Hays on Unsplash A guest post by one of my readers, Cheryl. I'm so thankful she is willing to share some of the things she has learned on the tough road she and her husband and family have shared. Honestly, they are pearls of wisdom for all of…
Photo by Fineas Gavre on Unsplash The Peaceful Mom book releases March 27th! Nine years ago, I would not have described myself as an “unpeaceful” mom. But as I reflect on my heart and approach then, I only had fleeting flickers of peace. Peace seemed to last only a few…
I believe God can and will give each family the wisdom they need for each of their children at every stage about what kind of schooling works best for them. And I know that things can change for different children and families depending on many factors. So I am not…
Some acted out examples of how to respond to our children in ways that model self-control, gentleness, love, patience, and respect while we teach, correct, and discipline them... In Christ, it is possible to be a peaceful mom! Merry Christmas! <3 A 4 minute video: https://youtu.be/byep81ZvAKc
When God opened my eyes 8 years ago to all the yucky motives in my heart concerning my marriage - I began studying godly femininity, biblical womanhood, what it meant to be a Christian wife, and God's design for marriage. My primary focus was to be right with God, to…
[caption id="attachment_18627" align="aligncenter" width="520"] family swing sets Greg built for us to all enjoy[/caption] I talked last week about how I am much more inclined to DO things than to "relax." I was thinking about that. And - I may need to clarify. Greg's definition of relaxing is to cuddle…
When I was a child, I remember telling my parents (multiple times) that "no one" liked me at school. My Daddy would sing an enthusiastic chorus of "Nobody likes me, everybody hates me, I'm gonna eat some worms. Big, fat juicy ones. Little, skinny, tiny ones. I'm gonna eat some…