For quite awhile I’ve been thinking about confidence as a mother, confidence as a Christian. I have plenty of times when I don’t feel very confident, so I’m pretty interested in paying attention to what the Bible says about confidence. (It’s more common than we think, and it’s not the same as pride.) Tonight I […]

The kids and I took a trip to the states last month. We came back with the flu, one child at a time, until finally I caught it. For the last few days, I’ve been in survival mode. Lee is already in survival mode because he is a week away from board exams. That means […]

Just a reminder to self as I consider the specific needs of my children this morning. I have a child who is in love with self, wants attention, and is intensely persistent about getting it. I must remind myself that just because I see this tendency doesn’t mean that my other children don’t have a […]

Sometimes Christian mothers of toddlers are quickly overwhelmed with their spiritual limitations. Their days are filled with piles of laundry and lack of sleep, constant repetition, feelings of isolation while all the other Christians in the world seem to have exciting ministries. Sometimes they even feel guilty for being at home with the very children […]