Sitting around a cafe table in our local Barnes & Noble, we were drinking coffee and talking about life and motherhood. The conversation was upbeat and there was laughter. Some of the laughter probably served only to keep the tears from falling, but I guess that’s not the worst defense mechanism. These were not only… Read More Missional Motherhood: Grace
A few of you have either mentioned how much Cooper’s testimony meant to you, or expressed a desire to read it. Here it is, reprinted with Cooper’s permission. His baptism, along with two others that day, happened this past Sunday, and it was…well, I’m not sure I have a word for it. Cooper’s life, well-being,… Read More Friday Favorites: Cooper’s Story
I’m only pulling out two plates for dinner these days. I’m not pulling Lego guy pistols and swords out of the debris I just swept from the dining room floor anymore. There are no loud crashes of wooden block towers on wood floors heard from upstairs. I’m not making two pizzas (Mexican & pepperoni) every… Read More It’s Quiet Here
Did you see the video that was circulating a few weeks back featuring the little girl from Ireland who was brokenhearted that she wasn’t invited to the Royal Wedding? She truly believed she was going to “Meghan’s wedding,” and when her mom explained that you have to be royalty – a real princess, in order… Read More Hurdles and Hope
Now I can say it: May is crazy. Which is why it’s May 21 and I haven’t written anything since May 4. Recently, I heard someone describe it as the December of the spring, but I think it may be crazier than that holiday month, because there are so many different occasions rather than just… Read More Radiant May
Sitting around a cafe table in our local Barnes & Noble, we were drinking coffee and talking about life and motherhood. The conversation was upbeat and there was laughter. Some of the laughter probably served only to keep the tears from falling, but I guess that’s not the worst defense mechanism. These were not only… Read More Missional Motherhood: Part 5
Gatorade. Brightly colored. Sugary. Contains electrolytes. Cheaper than Pedialyte. I was giving it to Kory in a sippy cup when he was about eighteen months old while he recovered from a nasty stomach bug. He did not complain at all. In fact, as you can imagine, he started asking for more.(It seems that all of… Read More Missional Motherhood: Part 4
If you want your child to read Caesar’s Gallic Wars in Latin, translate Virgil’s Aeneid, recognize works of art by the masters, and speak eloquently and persuasively, how do you get there? That’s the question Leigh Bortins, creator and founder of Classical Conversations, was asking herself when her own sons were young. Her answer to… Read More Missional Motherhood: Part 3
The Five Aspects of Woman: A Biblical Theology of Femininity has been one of the most influential Bible study courses of my life. If I had previously thought, based on a cursory reading of Scripture, that women must have been created “a little bit lesser” than men, this study proved me wrong and opened my… Read More Missional Motherhood: Part 2
Like arrows in the hand of a warrior, So are the children of one’s youth. Psalm 127: 4 I came across this verse after I’d led the breakout session on Missional Motherhood at our recent women’s retreat, and it’s the perfect picture of what I was trying to communicate. Just take a look at these instructions… Read More Missional Motherhood: Part 1