Embracing The Imperfections of Real-Life Motherhood

Today and tomorrow I’m partnering with Focus on the Family to bring you two 30 minute radio programs of encouragement! You can listen to part one online HERE. If you’re dropping by from the Focus on the Family website, welcome!  So glad you’ve joined...

Happy Mother’s Day!

This video made me smile!  I hope it makes you smile, too!   Happy Mother’s Day to all of you wonderful moms! (If you my posts by email, click here to watch the video.)

The Heart of the Matter

Today’s guest post comes to us from Tina Hollenbeck who serves with Dr. Kathy Koch at Celebrate Kids.  With Mother’s Day right around the corner, I believe Tina’s post captures the heart of every mom. ...

A Community of Resources

I had the privilege of spending the weekend with 200 of the most wonderful women of Crossline Church in California.  They titled their weekend women’s retreat “No More Ms. Perfect,” and we dug into the “No More Perfect…” message all...

More resources for teens and parents of teens

Last week I shared some resources for teen girls. In response to that post, my friend and fellow author and speaker, Carla Link, shared some more books for teens and parents of teens that I wanted to share with you. God’s Gift to Women by Eric Ludy (Eric and his wife...

No More Perfect Bodies

Today’s guest post is from Patty Maier.     There are no perfect bodies. But I once thought there were. And I knew I didn’t have one. Fat Pat was one of my nicknames growing up. I didn’t look like the women in the magazines on our coffee table. I was...

I wouldn’t wish this on any mother…

When we knew we were called to adopt, we knew that there were issues we could face. We hadn’t influenced our son’s early years. We weren’t able to lay a foundation for his life spiritually, emotionally, physically, and relationally. We knew we came...

Marriage Monday: Three Big Surprises About How Men Think

Today’s Marriage Monday is brought to us by SHAUNTI FELDHAHN, a wife and mom first, as well as a popular speaker and best-selling author.  After receiving a graduate degree from Harvard, Shaunti started out on Wall Street, but now applies her analytical...

Friday’s Quote of the Week

“My life is not about waiting for the storm to pass….It’s about learning how to dance in the rain.” —Vivian Greene