Three months after we announced our first pregnancy, my sister called to tell me she was pregnant, but hesitation hovered in her voice. “Erin, why do you sound weird about it?” I asked. She was worried news of her fifth pregnancy might make me feel pushed out of the limelight. And to be honest, her…
I’m a firm believer that the Bible doesn’t offer us a lot of formulas. For example, as the creator of Million Praying Moms, I talk a lot about being a praying mom and often share the story of how God used motherhood to kick my feet out from under me in all the best ways….
No one likes to fail. Sure, we try to dress it up like Thomas Edison who said, “I haven’t failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.” Or Albert Einstein, “Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.” Yes, failure is a part of life. But that doesn’t make it…
“You’ll never regret parting with grace, but you might deeply regret burning a bridge that might one day be safe to venture back over again.” ~Jen Hatmaker Mom had a staple dozen dishes she prepared for our dinners when I was growing up. I liked few of them. To be fair, if I had to…
Watching our eight-month-old foster son learn how to be a human has been exciting, stressful, and very messy. I have been helping him figure out how to hold his bottle which means more laundry, baths, and cleaning of the couch on my end. We have been slowly introducing new baby foods into his diet and…
Many years ago, someone gave me a “starter” of Amish friendship bread. As I don’t cook, bake, or really do much of anything that falls under the “domestically gifted” category, I had never done this before. I remember holding that bag of goo and reading the instructions, learning that I had to do something to…