For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
- Matthew 6:21
Releasing My Adult Child: A Mom’s Letter to Her Son
For parents who are sending off their kids to college and beyond. Posting the story of a mom and the letter she gave her son as he embarked on the road to adulthood. Pastor’s wife, homeschooling mom and mother of two, Malou shares her story and her wise words to Daniel, her first “arrow”
The Mama Blues: A Mom’s Call to Prayer
“How can I, a Bible-believing, faith-walking Christian, suddenly feel so helpless?” military wife, former missionary and mom of 3, Malen, gets real about postpartum depression and shares how five bible verses slowly helped her heal and find joy again.
How To Parent Our Kids in the Digital Age
“As much as digital consumption is inevitable, it doesn’t mean we should allow it to take over our lives,” parenting speaker and pastor’s wife Jenn opens up about her struggles parenting in the digital age and the practical guidelines that have helped her raise her brood of four kids in this digital generation
Self-Care: Lessons My Garden Taught Me To Care for Body, Mind, Soul, Spirit
“Consider the lilies, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin, yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these,” pastor’s wife and mom Brenda talks about lessons she’s learned about self-care from her garden and how the true Gardener tends to her body, mind, soul and spirit
Speaking Life: 20 New Year Declarations for 2022!
Instead of starting the new year with resolutions why not start it with lifegiving declarations? As we start 2022, let’s go back to the basics — as every foundation determines how high or how strong the structure is, knowing who we are, who created us and who holds our hearts and our lives in His hands determines how we will face the coming year and all that is in store for us. Here’s our list of 20 lifegiving verses to declare as we welcome 2022!
Let’s Talk Adoption…And The Three Ways We Overcomplicate It
“Many focus on how adoption is a blessing and a gift to a child who would otherwise be left without a family, I’d like to emphasize how adoption has become one of the greatest gifts to me,” stresses Chrina, wife and mother of three, as she talks about their adoption journey and why common misconceptions keep others from taking that first step
Faith Over Fear: My Story About Life and Loss
The passing of a loved one marks us in ways that only others, who have been through the same loss, will understand. Mom and grandmom, Celia, writes about her life and shares how faith and finding a new purpose have helped her cope with losing her love and husband of 54 years
Raising A Superhero: Lessons I Learned Raising My Son With Special Needs
Busy wife, marathon runner and mom of three, Malen, opens up about true-to-life lessons she’s learned bringing up a son with special needs — her very own “superhero” at home
“Can We Really Have Quality Time Without Quantity Time?”
To answer the age-old question that tugs at the heart and mind of many a parent, mom-of-three and longtime marriage and parenting counselor, Jennie, chimes in on what it takes to beat the clock with this seemingly eternal parenting dilemma.
5 Life Skills Every Child Needs In The Real World
Every child needs life skills that will equip them not just in the schoolyard but the school of life as well. Find out how co-authors and parents, Raymond and Malou, are preparing their two kids for the real world with valuable lessons and life-changing tools they’ve learned along the way.
The Tween Years: Insights on That Least Talked About Stage of Childhood
Oh, the tween years, that awkward “in-between” stage every child goes through and every parent hopes to understand (and survive unscathed!). Four-time mom Jenn shares invaluable lessons about how to help our children go through the confusing ups and downs of the pre-teen years and helps us understand what’s really going on in our children’s brains and bodies.
“Me Time” When You’re Needed Full-Time
Busy work-from-home wife and mom Marielle shares some simple and creative tips on how to sneak in precious “me-time” when family, work and life usually threaten to take it all.
Can’t Do, Can Do!
From the corporate world to the homefront, stay-at-home mom, April, recounts how God walked her through different seasons by equipping her with Jeremiah 17:7 to take on the task. “But blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in him.”
Throwing Out the Trash
Teaching our kids to practice Philippians 4:8-9…whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things. Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me—put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you.
Flimsy Fortress
The dining room was a mess. Three little girls had decided that this was going to be the location of their fort and they were
THE SLANG DICTIONARY (2020): What Are They Really Saying? Decoding this generation’s slang
Admit it. Newsfeeds nowadays are like reading hieroglyphics especially if you’ve already crossed over to the tito/tita realm. Chances are if you were born before 1980, this
Building with God
It was a pretty difficult week. The kids kept fighting and I kept grounding them. Moments of weakness and frustration that left me feeling guilty,
Releasing My Adult Child: A Mom’s Letter to Her Son
For parents who are sending off their kids to college and beyond. Posting the story of a mom and the letter she gave her son as he embarked on the road to adulthood. Pastor’s wife, homeschooling mom and mother of two, Malou shares her story and her wise words to Daniel, her first “arrow”
The Mama Blues: A Mom’s Call to Prayer
“How can I, a Bible-believing, faith-walking Christian, suddenly feel so helpless?” military wife, former missionary and mom of 3, Malen, gets real about postpartum depression and shares how five bible verses slowly helped her heal and find joy again.
How To Parent Our Kids in the Digital Age
“As much as digital consumption is inevitable, it doesn’t mean we should allow it to take over our lives,” parenting speaker and pastor’s wife Jenn opens up about her struggles parenting in the digital age and the practical guidelines that have helped her raise her brood of four kids in this digital generation
Self-Care: Lessons My Garden Taught Me To Care for Body, Mind, Soul, Spirit
“Consider the lilies, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin, yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these,” pastor’s wife and mom Brenda talks about lessons she’s learned about self-care from her garden and how the true Gardener tends to her body, mind, soul and spirit
Speaking Life: 20 New Year Declarations for 2022!
Instead of starting the new year with resolutions why not start it with lifegiving declarations? As we start 2022, let’s go back to the basics — as every foundation determines how high or how strong the structure is, knowing who we are, who created us and who holds our hearts and our lives in His hands determines how we will face the coming year and all that is in store for us. Here’s our list of 20 lifegiving verses to declare as we welcome 2022!
Let’s Talk Adoption…And The Three Ways We Overcomplicate It
“Many focus on how adoption is a blessing and a gift to a child who would otherwise be left without a family, I’d like to emphasize how adoption has become one of the greatest gifts to me,” stresses Chrina, wife and mother of three, as she talks about their adoption journey and why common misconceptions keep others from taking that first step
Faith Over Fear: My Story About Life and Loss
The passing of a loved one marks us in ways that only others, who have been through the same loss, will understand. Mom and grandmom, Celia, writes about her life and shares how faith and finding a new purpose have helped her cope with losing her love and husband of 54 years
Raising A Superhero: Lessons I Learned Raising My Son With Special Needs
Busy wife, marathon runner and mom of three, Malen, opens up about true-to-life lessons she’s learned bringing up a son with special needs — her very own “superhero” at home
“Can We Really Have Quality Time Without Quantity Time?”
To answer the age-old question that tugs at the heart and mind of many a parent, mom-of-three and longtime marriage and parenting counselor, Jennie, chimes in on what it takes to beat the clock with this seemingly eternal parenting dilemma.
5 Life Skills Every Child Needs In The Real World
Every child needs life skills that will equip them not just in the schoolyard but the school of life as well. Find out how co-authors and parents, Raymond and Malou, are preparing their two kids for the real world with valuable lessons and life-changing tools they’ve learned along the way.
