The Glorious Table is happy to welcome Mary DeMuth to the table today. Mary is the author of the recently released Worth Living (Baker Books, 2016), which aims to show women that they can feel joy because they are secure in God’s love for them and their unique place in the world. When I married…
“Raise your words, not your voice. It is rain that grows flowers, not thunder.” ~Rumi I am not prone to yelling. Much. I remember yelling at my brothers and sister when we were young. It was probably over a Matchbox car or someone eating the last Little Debbie. As an adult, I know there…
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…
If you’re a mom, chances are you’ve occasionally felt overwhelmed by all of your responsibilities. And if you have a girlfriend or mentor mom to whom you’ve expressed your fears, it’s likely they’ve said something very much along these lines, “Girl, you need a date night.” Those words, “date night,” might have glimmered like pixie…