Last month, my husband and I celebrated 15 years of marriage. 15 years. That's more than double the national average these days. I don't say that all braggy because we're somehow rockstars at marriage. No, I think of that number and marvel at God's grace that we're still together. Our marriage has come under attack at various points over the last decade and a half. That's why we have to stay on guard, especially in the midst of the very busy years of parenting where the interests and activities of our children threaten to trump our time together. We need to be intentional at working on maintaining the relationship with our spouse. The most troubling years of our marriage came right after the births of both of our children. Sleep ... Read More...
Hope For Mothers When Marriage Feels Too Hard
Another popular Christian blogger announced her divorce this week. In this situation, it was her husband who decided to dissolve the marriage. But he did so in the same vein of being unhappy, as this blogger wrote about three months ago. When did we start thinking that marriage is primarily about our happiness? We now have an entire generation of people who believe they are entitled to a life of comfort and ease. If something feels too hard, no worries; they can just quit on it. Even if "it" happens to be your spouse and family. But marriage, first and foremost, is supposed to be a picture of Christ's relationship with the Church. The enemy wants to tear that picture down off the wall in your home and destroy it. From the very ... 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 honest, I do miss those child-free days. When our schedule didn't revolve around children's activities and we could just decide to get away somewhere on a whim, without having to find a babysitter. When we weren't practically shouting over the competing voices of young kids have a conversation. I turned 23 the summer we met, and he was 25. Those ages seem so young to me now, 14 years later. Back ... Read More...