I can't believe you're going to be 8 tomorrow. Eight! How is that even possible? I remember eagerly anticipating your entrance into the world, wondering and worrying how I would mother you. As I held you for the first time, I thought to myself that I had never seen anything more beautiful. I felt equal parts awestruck and terrified. I was so ... Read More...
Raising Faithful Kids: Trusting The Provider Not The Provision
Yesterday we drove almost two hours up to Tulsa to see a neurologist for my seven-year-old. Our son developed a tic last month, and the appointment was a sobering reminder that we are powerless as parents to control everything that goes on in the lives of our children. The good news, the doctor told us, is that our kid's involuntary movements ... Read More...
Why Sheltering Your Kids is a Good Thing
As Christian parents we often live in the tension between protecting our children from secular influences, yet not wanting to shelter them so much that they can't live out in the "real world". We either end up parenting out of fear and legalism, or going to the opposite extreme of allowing our children to be submerged in a worldly culture before ... Read More...
How I Broke Up With Mom Guilt
It was approaching 2:00pm, and not much had gotten done in the way of housework after a morning of playing, reading, and lessons. There were toys all over the living room, dirty laundry still in piles waiting to be washed, and dishes stacked in the sink. Growing anxious about the messes and the shrinking amount of hours left in my afternoon to ... Read More...
Why Our Kids Need Us To Treasure Their Dad
While this blog is titled "Called To Mothering", I couldn't do what I do as a mother without my children's dad. He works hard every day so I can stay at home with our kids, and wholeheartedly supports me homeschooling and writing about it. He's the man behind the blog. :) I can't imagine our lives without our son and daughter, but I'll be ... Read More...