That Time Paul Talked About Breastfeeding
My husband and I worked in local church ministry for over ten years before moving abroad to serve for the last five and a half. There’s something I want you...
Another Kind of Cost
It’s been an emotional day today. A mixture of excitement for the future while at the same time loss and grief for what that future implies. Twenty-five years ago, we...
How Will Our Children Adapt?
Our questions breeze right in through the open windows of our minds: fearful reactions can grip us with chilled anxiety, while sun-kissed, hope-filled responses enable us to envision a bright...
Another Untold Story
I was 15 weeks pregnant and still battling “all day sickness.” My husband had left on Monday morning on a school trip half-way across the country and wouldn’t be...
3 Cheap Ways to Survive Homeschool This School Year
Lately my Facebook feed has been filling up with First Day of School pictures from the States. Sweet little children in brand...
When Home-Schooled TCKs Feel Lonely – and How You Can Help
Full disclosure: I'm not a homeschooling mum. I'm not even a mum. So why on earth am I writing a post about homeschooling?? I'm glad you asked....
When the Bravest Answer is “No”
A few weeks ago this write from home, sell books from home mama, got offered a real life get up every morning and head to the office job. It wasn't...
Hope has a Name
It wasn’t the name her mother gave her. Her mother named her Power. I’ve only known her a week. But I’ve been dreaming of her for years....
The Art of the Long Way Round
It had been a rough morning. Babies up way too early and mama with way too little sleep. Preschool didn't start for another 45 minutes and it's only a three...
A Mother’s Value
Years ago my father served as a Chaplin in a maximum-security prison. At that time he told me that greeting card companies donated dated holiday cards for the prisoners’ use....
