Motherhood is kingdom work. We’ve heard it said, "been there, done that, got the t-shirt." It's been a sweet mission to raise my Gen-Xers in a simpler time – but it wasn’t without the frazzled moments of cooking meals for the finicky, cleaning up after cereal spills, trying to find the other sock when the school bus is pulling … [Read more...]
The Gift of Momhood
Hand’s down- the greatest gift in my life has been motherhood. For my Mom, also. It was easy to see because she expressed gratitude through love for her child. I’ve had the joy of raising four children and the blessing of their sweet begats- each one has a unique story that has added greatly to my own. The common thread … [Read more...]
I Remember Mama Day
I often wonder if my mother could be the same parent today as she was in the 50s. Voices of culture have made radical changes in family life over the decades – but I believe she’d still be the same mom with the same steadfast principles. Mind your manners, be honest, and work hard. Back in the day, the fiction extreme of … [Read more...]
The Abiding Mom
I was privileged to speak this past weekend to a special group of ladies at a Mother Daughter Brunch. Every table filled with moms, grammas, aunts, sisters, daughters – women of all titles were differently the same. Some were busy young moms of toddlers, not-so-young busy moms of teens, some single moms, working moms trying to … [Read more...]
Yester-time Moms
I often wonder if my mother would be the same parent today as she was in the 50’s. Although the voices of culture have made radical changes in family life, I believe she would. Her child-rearing principles were unchanging. Challenges are countless for the moms of today. They go a hundred miles a minute and feel guilty because … [Read more...]