I stood in the kitchen, crumbs sticking to my feet. My dishes were piling up in the sink. I glanced toward my table, which was sticky with syrup, ketchup, and maybe ranch dressing. The laundry forgotten in the basement and the beds unmade upstairs. They all spoke to me. You are not enough as a house cleaner. Down in my basement my craft shelves were lined with unfinished projects. Then there was the computer file on my desktop that contains…
What is your best yes? As I stood in front of my son, after he had disobeyed me, my first reaction was a quick and instant punishment.  He had argued and fussed.  Every ounce of me was furious. I was tired. And I was busy. There was no room for grace that day.  My heart dropped when I dropped into the chair upstairs where I sat at my desk. Is that going to teach him anything? I asked myself. The anger…
No one really prepared me for motherhood, or the fact that it is a journey. So much has changed since I first wrote the following words (six years actually) and I’m still on a journey. Â I remember being at the stage where my children were very naughty in public. Motherhood is humbling. And I think that lesson I’m still learning. There are lessons in motherhood and those lessons are different for all of us. But there is one thing motherhood…
Do you attend church with kids? A mark of the Spirit is faithfulness (Gal. 5:22-23). We are all called to serve and edify other believers. Our service glorifies our heavenly Father. Serving in church with little ones can be difficult. But attendance can reap so many benefits! To attend church with kids means we must be intentional as well. Faithful means dependable, trustworthy, and to be counted on. Faithful in church attendance is being at every service, when possible. Not just being there to serve…