I have been an active church member my entire adult life. I’m one of those rare breeds of Christian who ran toward—rather than away from—the…
This, Too
While I’ve shared our family’s journey through Simon’s allergic reaction and serum sickness, there was an additional thing, an underlying stressor, that I didn’t publicize.…
Things You Don’t Know About (Some) Moms of Large Families
Stereotypes. Every niche has one. The Working Mom. The Homeschooling Mom. The Sports Dad. The Social Justice Warrior. The Pastor’s Wife. We all fit under…
Is It Worth It?
In a Facebook group recently, a fellow wife and mother asked a really, really good question: Is a husband traveling away from home frequently “worth…
Friendship
Fifteen years ago, our families met at the end of a driveway. I had three children 5 and under and there were still boxes to be unpacked…
Refreshed in Community
Now that I’ve been here two years (tomorrow!) and have accepted that my vision of where I would find community is clearly so very different than…
He Sees Inside
Would not God find this out? For He knows the secrets of the heart. —Psalm 44:21
May Day
Jude turned three yesterday. His birthday is May Day, a holiday without much traction here in the States, but huge elsewhere in the world for…
Home
“The Christian is the most contented man in the world, but he is the least contented with the world. He is like a traveler in…
New Normal
Lots of people say that how you behave in the moment of crisis— those endless seconds you replay over and over again, still feeling your…