Mom passed away on Monday, June 1. If you had talked to her before the Alzheimer’s got rooted in her brain, she would have told you that she wasn’t anything special. She graduated from high school, raised her kids, went to church and worked in a grocery store. She wasn’t ...
Read More »Life Lesson From a Strawberry: Don’t Resist Discomfort
It was a downpour, a steady rain falling with no sign of letting up. My friend and I were picking strawberries at a local patch. The day had begun with cumulus clouds, but we decided to take our kids and go for it. It ended up that the kids sat in the ...
Read More »Advice for New Mothers
As a new mom, the suggestions and recommendations on the best way to raise your child can be overwhelming or even mind numbing making a mother fearful or doubtful of her abilities. Although it is natural to express concerns, especially since a baby does not come with an instruction manual, too much information ...
Read More »Be A Good Stepparent
It’s not an easy role to fill. It’s not the natural way of things, it’s not always the ideal situation. However, life is rarely considered ideal. It sure wasn’t ideal for the little girl I once was. I lost my mom to cancer and then the worst thing that could ...
Read More »Mom, You Have 950 Weeks to Influence the Next Generation
As mothers, we are given a great responsibility in raising up the next generation and we are only given a short amount of time to make an impact in their lives. Four of my favorite moms in the Bible are Jochebed, Hannah, Eunice and Louis. Jochebed, the mother of Moses, ...
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