I’m Gonna Lose It – 4 Steps to Keeping Your Cool While Building Your Character
These four steps to recapture the lost art of self-control will improve your health, your relationships, and your life!
Category: Family
Dear Mama, On Your Child’s Graduation Day
On graduation day, as your child walks proudly across the stage, may we also hold our heads up high, proud to be chosen by God to hold the prestigious title of “mother.” As your child accepts their diploma, let us also take a moment to recognize the work we have done and the love we have poured out on our little ones. As our graduates turn their tassels or pose for the photo op to symbolize moving on to the next phase of their life, so might we steady our feet to take the next step, to turn the page and begin a new chapter of motherhood.
Dream Small – Simplifying Our Parenting
My number one job as a mom and ten small practices that have made a big impact on my parenting.
Simplifying Our Relationships by Establishing Biblical Boundaries
Establishing biblical boundaries isn’t about hard and fast rules, but following Jesus’ lead. Effective boundaries prevent burn out while strengthening the relationships that give our life meaning. Visit my post for practical tips to simplify your relationships and set biblical boundaries so you can serve others without sacrificing the important work God has called you to do.
On Parenting, Life Phases, and Living in the Moment
Last night, my family returned home from the beach. For the first time, I finished an entire book on vacation. I didn’t pack swim diapers or pull-ups. We even left the baby stroller at home. Instead of taking my 4 year-old for a ride on my early morning runs, my daughter joined me, excited to be my “workout buddy” while the younger two played at […]
In Praise of Stay-at-Home Moms
I know what it’s like to dream about the day you’ll become a mom, yet still feel conflicted when that time comes and you have to decide whether or not to return to work. I didn’t think it would be as hard as it was. I vividly remember mustering up the courage to share my decision with my employer and then questioning my decision afterwards. […]
Better Than A Happily Ever After
While our society is all about the pursuit of happiness and self-fulfillment, marriage was not designed for that purpose. The Bible tells us the primary purpose of marriage is to model Christ’s love and develop our Christian character. We are called to shift our mindset from looking at marriage as a way to make us happy to a way to make us holy—to accept one another as we are accepted, forgive as we are forgiven, and love as we were first loved by God (1 John 4:19). When we stay focused on the six fundamental truths in today’s post, we can have a healthy, God-honoring marriage that is better than any “happily ever after.”
A Letter to Parents Of Children with Allergies
My heart goes out to all the parents of kids with life-threatening allergies. To the moms who have to double check every food label, triple check their purse or diaper bag for the inhaler or EpiPen, and live in fear over the what ifs. God does not want us to live in fear. “I am leaving you with a gift—peace of mind and heart. And […]
Parenting with Purpose: Developing a Mom Mission Statement
If you’ve spent more than a few minutes perusing through my website, you’ll notice a running theme interwoven into my content on nutrition, fitness, faith, and family/parenting. The answer to being healthier, more fit, or more purposeful in your parenting isn’t more willpower or even more motivation. It’s a matter of setting SMART goals that are tied to your core values, committing to following through […]
Better Than a Happily Ever After (6 Truths to Transform Your Marriage)
As I sat on my daughter’s bed and read her the lyrics to “The Wedding March,” from her Disney’s Princess Stories book, I couldn’t help but wonder if this idealistic view of marriage was the reason why so many modern marriages fail. Here comes the bride All dressed in white Her dreams all come true On her wedding day. It’s your typical Disney Princess movie […]