I cringed as my nine-year-old slouched in his chair, his arms crossed and a scowl on his face, while the worship music played. He wasn’t worshiping with us–again. I sang anyway, trying to ignore the self-recriminations that ran through mind for allowing him to remain in such an attitude during worship time. Later, as I…
I love babies, and I love a good birth story. I’m also one of those women who actually loves being pregnant (I know, please don’t hate me). In my young married years, I couldn’t wait to start a family. But I also used to tell people my middle name was “epidural,” and that I’d be screaming…
My fortieth birthday had come and gone, and I had finally accepted in my mind and heart that I would bear no more children. My husband and I prayed for seven years for one more baby blessing, but after a few conceptions and heartbreaking losses, after all the tears and wrestling with God, I told…
One of the many happy/sad things that comes with military life is all the amazing people you meet and eventually say goodbye to. About eight months ago, I met this sweet, sweet mama named Amber. She first saw me in the commissary with all four of my sons. Yes, I have four sons. My baby…
I am ignoring the barbecue sauce I just found on the toilet seat. It came from the beard of a thirsty dog who finished off some rib remnants she found in the trash while we were sleeping. Dishes are crusting over in the sink, and my fingernails are four days past in need of polish…
“The success of love is in the loving–it is not in the result of loving. Of course it is natural in love to want the best for the other person, but whether it turns out that way or not does not determine the value of what we have done.” ~Mother Teresa Maternal tenderness and affection…