Distractions and trappings of this world can leave a mom scrambling to “fit it all in.”  Even women with the best intentions can find themselves stretched thin and not being intentional with their family or faith. Friend, I’m there. Recently, I’ve been doing life at a break neck speed. I’m exhausted, depleted and pouring into […]

Life can be hectic and chaotic.  The modern adult is racing from one activity to the next and feels pushed and pulled in 1,000 different directions.  And as a society, we are longing for peace, searching for hope and waiting for restoration. We long to connect more with our family and according a recent study […]

You had every intention of growing your children in faith through sweet, family devotional time.  Loving the Lord yourself, you planned to raise your children with the same devotion to God and to love studying His Word.  Fast forward a few years, and if you’re honest, having a solid family Bible study plan can be […]

Fear is sneaky. Frequently used as a tool of the evil one, fear threatens to destroy a family’s foundation of faith and trust. And there he lurks, ready to let fear damage relationships and overwhelm hearts. Fear invades the thoughts of a wife as she worries about her husband’s fidelity. It grips the heart of […]

The traditions we build as a family is where the fabric of our lives are woven. From the quirks we have, to the laughs we share to the paths we choose later in life, it’s all founded in our home; that heart to heart connection between a unit of people brought together by divine design. […]

Mindlessly surfing the web, I stumbled upon an article that had me riveted from moment one.  Surprisingly, this post described various ways parents scar their kids for life. Curious and always a bit unsure if I am on the right parenting path, I was floored to learn the #1 way parents are ruining their children. […]

“I blew it with my four-year-old yesterday. Her constant whining wears me down.” “I’m pregnant with my third and the hormones are raging!” “My older kids fight non-stop, and the baby is headed into the ‘Terrible-Two’s’!” “I have a stressful job and when I come home, all I see is the mess. It makes me […]

I would guess that all parents want their children to become each other’s best friends. The question is how do siblings become best friends?   As the mother of 6 children ages 26 through 15 that consider their siblings their best friends I have gone straight to them and asked them how exactly did their brothers […]

Being married to an Executive Coach, means setting yearly goals at the beginning of each year. This year as I began the process, the thought occurred to me that my kids may have goals that they want to achieve. Of course! What better way to raise visionaries, than to help them begin to set goals […]

There you are in the grocery store, trying to shop peacefully, when your child erupts in fit of screams and launches into a world-class meltdown. Trying to soothe the savage beast is never easy and you resort to bribery in a last-ditch effort to calm his tiny spirit. Rejecting your peace-offering, his tantrum continues, and […]

As far back as my memories go, Jesus has always been an ever-present figure in my life. I don’t remember the exact day that my family introduced me to Him, but I can’t remember a time without Him. Knowing this, I had no doubt that I wanted to do the same for my child. Being […]