As a little girl, I always dreamed of being a hard working woman. I played with my dolls and stuffed animals, but they weren’t my children like how my seven year old daughter plays. They were my students. I would set up my classroom in the dining room right in front of the bookshelf that…
“Love your enemies.”-Matthew 5:44(NIV) Clearly, Jesus was not talking about me. His audience must have been the “thousands of years ago brutal mob who was known to occasionally throw stones and needed some serious behavioral modification.” Not me. I don’t have any enemies! At least, I don’t think so… I’m a suburban housewife with four…
A few underclass band students softly played “Pomp and Circumstance” as I joined the crowd of nervous parents and beaming grandparents filling the bleachers. The high school graduation planning committee spent countless painstaking hours putting together a lovely slideshow for us to enjoy until our young-adult children filed in to grace the matrix of folding…
Single parenting is difficult, but my relationship with God helps me to keep balance. Catherine Wilson shares more in this post…
I’ve been a parent for twelve years now, and in that time have made all kinds of mistakes. I’m sure I’ll make loads more before it’s all said and done. There are several lies about being a mom that I realize I’ve believed over the years that have contributed to those mistakes, some of which…
Housekeeping is not my forte. It never has been. I have friends who are household rock stars. They are the perfect embodiment of the Proverbs 31 woman. But I am not that woman. Back when I was a single mom with just one child, I could keep up pretty good… most of the time. Let’s…
Walking into the unknown can be scary, both for children and grown-ups. Today Candid Gal Jessica Schneider shares truths to remember when walking into the unknown.
We want to comfort the tears of the ones we love, and sometimes the best way to do that is to just be there. Learn more in a precious story from Candid Guest Linda VanderWier.
Rachel didn’t know she was a yeller until she had kids. Jesus didn’t make her life easier, but it helped calm the storm inside of her. Peace be still.
Candid Gal Sherry Chamblee admits to being a bit of a lecturing mother. She loved her children and wanted to be certain they learned from their mistakes. But in a recent sermon, God showed her a better way – a way of grace. Learn more in her devotion 15+ Ways Our Gracious God Safeguards Our Hearts.
When Sheila’s daughter was thrown from a car at age 2 and sustained a head injury, she didn’t want to be a living testimony. She wanted to question God’s goodness. But God gave her a new perspective that changed everything.
Are you considering homeschooling or gearing up for another year? Candid blogger, Emma Right, has been a homeschool mom for over 20 years. This is what she would change if she could go back and do it all again…
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