By Christina Fox   “I just don’t know what to do.” I said to my husband. “I feel so helpless.” One of my boys has been going through something and I don’t know what to do to help him. I feel inadequate, helpless, and insufficient. And I don’t like it. One of my greatest struggles...

By Rondi Lauterbach ‘Tis the season to be overwhelmed and the countdown to Christmas is going strong. It’s not only the shopping and baking and decorating and wrapping and shipping, it’s that we can’t hit the pause button on the rest of life.  I just got off the phone with my daughter. She’s overwhelmed with...

All of us can point to a relationship that at some point went through some degree of difficulty. While our culture would tell us that difficulty means something isn’t working, the Bible presents another way. If you are working through relational difficulty this morning we pray you are encouraged by these words. What happens in...

By Courtney Reissig We live in a culture that celebrates productivity and efficiency. We like to see results. We like to get things done. We like when we accomplish something big. It makes us feel important. At least it does for me. But here is something I’ve learned in my first year as a mommy....

As a mom to twin 8 month olds, this picture hits pretty close to home, though I am pretty sure any mom of more than one child can relate to forgetting which child was fed most recently. If you are feeling a little frazzled today, we hope this picture lightens your mood. Happy Wednesday!

By Catherine Parks I recently attended a baby shower at which several women sat around and told labor stories. As we sat and talked, I realized how special it was to be with women who had experienced all manner of births—natural, medicated, C-section, induction, and even a new mom hoping to have a home birth—and...