Well, David and I are finally in the home stretch! November 7th is the official due date, but I'm pretty certain we won't make it quite that far. My bags are packed, all my little supplies are bought and organized, and now we all sit waiting and wondering. So what do … [Read more...]
Mommies in Waiting
It seems more and more I am being contacted by women who are desperate for a child. Many have tried for years to have a baby, only to suffer month after month the disappointment of their dream. Some have tried the challenging route of in-vitro fertilization...suffering … [Read more...]
When and How Do You Put a Toddler and a Baby in the Same Room?
A few mothers asked how to transition a newborn/infant into the same room as an older sibling. Man, do I remember those days! When Ryli was born, we lived in a house big enough for everyone to have their own room, but by the time Blissy came along, we had moved into an … [Read more...]
Psalm 25: Hope For The Imperfect Parent
I love how God's Word, no matter who He was speaking to at the time, can be applied to our lives today. I mean, Pslam 25, written by David, a man of war living centuries (millenniums) before I was born, writes a prayer that so fits me for today it is amazing. Grab your … [Read more...]
Sad Mommies, Please Read
At church, I ran into a mom who had a two-year-old daughter and a four-month-old son. The baby had only slept two nights since birth, and poor mom was looking beautiful, but there was a sadness I could sense. Moms of wee ones, let me just take a minute and talk to y … [Read more...]
Complaining, Fussing and Whining
"Do everything without complaining, do everything without arguing, so that you may become blameless and pure children of God." - Philippians 2:14-15 I can hear the nursery song singing in my head even as I write that verse...a tape I had bought when my oldest three … [Read more...]
Who Has The Last Word?
Something just boils my blood when one of mine decides to try and have the last word in an argument...especially if it is with ME. Now, truth be told, my parents thought for a long time that I would have made a great attorney, because I always had to have the last word … [Read more...]
The Mommy Struggle
I had the pleasure of meeting with a few mommies the other night who had children three years old and under. I wanted to hear from them about the kind of challenges they were facing and how I could write to encourage them. Boy, hearing from them brought back soooooo … [Read more...]
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