It was bound to happen. When the last baby turned five, she would start kindergarten, and I would need to decide to stay home or return to the workforce. It isn’t an easy decision. I haven’t worked since I was thirty-seven weeks pregnant with our twins, almost nine years ago.…
As a single woman, I was in love with God. I desired to please God and do as much as I could in the church while being a light and a witness to others. I did every kind of ministry I could think of—Sunday school, cleaning, singing in the choir,…
“A mother who is selfless, loving, caring. A giver who gives everything in her life to make her children a good human being. A mother who ensures her child is competent with abilities, knowledge, skills to make her child so strong to fight with every battle. God made mothers make the…
Child, why aren’t you normal like the other kids playing all around? Why don’t you act normal? What is wrong with him? Why does he look, act, and sound that way? If you’re a parent of a special needs child, I’m sure you’ve been asked those questions by insensitive people…
When my kids were really little and I was new at “mommy’ing”, I would spend many nights lying awake beating myself up or feeling guilty about how my day went. I would replay the events of the day over and over in my head. I’d be mad at myself for…
Motherhood is the area of my life where I struggle the most to let go of perfection and grasp grace. Being a mom has exposed the depth of my weakness. I think its because the stakes are so high. God has entrusted two eternal souls into my care. There is…