As I folded the weekly mountain of laundry the other day, my son sat on a chair next to the bed and read his Bible chapter out loud. Among socks, shirts, and underwear, I was transported to the story in Numbers 11 where the Israelites are complaining about only ever getting manna to eat in the wilderness. And Moses had had it up to here with their whining. He began crying out to the Lord, claiming how unfair it was of God to burden him with all their needs. Hmmm, sound familiar? "Did I conceive all these people? Did I give them birth?" he asks. When my kiddo got to the part where Moses said, "If this is how you're going to treat me, please go ahead and kill me," he burst out laughing. In its context it was a rather hilarious ... Read More...
5 Ways to Fulfill the Great Commission as a Mom
As moms, we often forget that fulfilling the Great Commission is not merely about going off to foreign lands to reach other people groups for Christ. If we are being faithful- right where God has placed us- to share His Word with those in our particular circle of influence, then we are pleasing God and already fulfilling the Great Commission! The Great Commission itself is simply about proclaiming God's truth to the people around us. It's about serving them in His name, discipling them along the way. As such, it is just as possible for a stay-at-home mom to be a Great Commission worker as it is for the missionary in the jungles of Africa. There is a difference, however, between knowing this to be true and knowing how to live it out in a ... Read More...
To The Mom Who Believes Her Work Is Ordinary
One of the biggest lies these days is that your act of mothering is unimportant. That what you do every day is so ordinary, you can easily be replaced with a daycare worker or teacher. That you should be doing something else more significant, more valuable. This lie from the pit of hell has been packaged and sold in various forms to women over the last five decades. The most blatant is that motherhood is synonymous with slavery and if you have children, your life as you know it will be over. Okay, changed forever, yes, but not OVER. The truth is that mothering is Kingdom work, and essential to the Great Commission. This is why it is so viciously attacked. Feminists might be sowing the seeds of discontent, but the enemy of our ... Read More...
5 Ways God Uses Our Kids To Teach Us
I sat there straining to hear a video I was looking forward to watching, over the shrieks of my exuberant children. This wasn't the first time I'd tried to concentrate while being painfully aware that it was pointless, because whatever I was trying to accomplish would be trumped by the urgent needs of two small humans. "Mommy, I need more toilet paper!" and "Mommy, there's a bug crawling on the floor!" are just two of the infinite interruptions I met with while writing this post. But something was different that day. As I sat there at the computer, I felt something inside me just rip. It was a strange mixture of annoyance, resolve, and desperation. At that exact moment, I felt the urge to slam the MacBook shut, grab my car keys... ... Read More...
4 Strategies To Combat Feeling Judged
With Memorial Day next week, summer is fast approaching for those of us who live in the Northern Hemisphere. That means kids home from school, backyard barbecues, long days spent relaxing at the pool... and consumer reports about the 10 worst sunscreens on the market. When an article surfaced recently about a toddler who suffered second degree burns from a supposedly safe, kid-friendly product, people were mostly horrified and decried the use of this terrible cream. But then there were those on the opposite end of the spectrum who said something along these lines: "Everything everywhere is trying to kill us so let's just call it good." And who can forget Sarah Kallies' Excuse Me While I Lather My Child In This Toxic Death Cream ... Read More...
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