Only His

Is staying home with toddlers enough? I graduated college about 3 years ago. Phi Beta Kappa and the "distinguished student" of my class....

I'd thought I'd share a gift idea for a loved one, you know, because Valentine's day is just around the corner. We all want to be known...

M y first contraction woke me up at 5 a.m. I smiled and prayed it was real. I couldn’t wait to tell John so I woke him up 15 minutes...

We frantically hurry about in vain...gathering possessions, the Psalmist says. And I do. But why? Is my time on this earth my portion? Is...

A good friend recently asked me how I stay so patient with my intense little toddler. At first I said it was just my personality. While a...

The King of Kings is calling my heart to my own home. Glorious? In its own mysterious way, yes. It’s a kingdom of my own; it’s where my...

I’ve heard that people who are trained to recognize counterfeit money do not study the fake stuff--they study real money SO diligently...

When pregnant with their second child, most moms worry they won’t love this new baby as much as they love the one in front of them. Not...

Nursing is natural. But man! For me, it started out painful! I saw four different lactation consultants in Josiah’s first three months of...

God is love 1 John 4:8 tells us that God is Love. And people love this verse. Don’t get me wrong, so do I, but we need to remember that...

Those were the days. The nursing every two hours--even at night?! The drive home from the hospital with this new life. Every car was an...

“Idols,” in my culture and in my life, are hard for me to recognize. Sometimes I have to ask myself, “Is my son an idol?”... and then...

Remember Christian, read your “faith-based books” through the lens of the Bible--not the other way around. The Bible is inspired by the...

What if I had believed that I was created to be a mother? What would it feel like to believe that nurturing was my main job? That having...