As a homeschooling mother, I read countless books to our little girl. I purchase almost all of them at Goodwill for a quarter so it is nothing for me to purchase thirty at a time. I always try and scan the books as best as I can while I’m in the store (with a toddler in tow...
A blog by Carolyn Mahaney and her daughters about loving and serving Jesus as a woman, wife, and mother. We talk about life, kids, and everything in between.
A mother with small children—I’ll call her Katie—sent me a question: Recently a friend, an older woman in my life, has been urging me to “take care of myself” and not to “lose myself” in mothering. I know this is for a season—my children will not be little forever—and...
“How do I tell my children I’m courting?” Choose a relaxed second, perhaps over espresso, and be direct. Most adult kids want their mother and father to be glad, although it takes them a minute to modify the idea. “Should I simplest date Jewish?” That’s as non-public as decid...
Today's Devotional A Prayer When You Need to Welcome a Difficult Person - Your Daily Prayer - January 12 To welcome people, as Jesus does, is to reach out to the people we would rathernotassociate with – the people who don’t belong to our friend group or our inner circle. Do you ...
From Christianity Today, a magazine and website for the Christian woman who wants to love God more deeply and live fearlessly for his kingdom.
But, say you don’t believe all that. Let’s say I give you all of the “archaic” stories that seem like myth; we’ll explain away the Ark and the Red Sea and the Lion’s Den. I’ll concede your point and you can take all of those away. So then, do this for me: just ex...
Patricia Raybon inspires leaders and believers with her award-winning books and essays on mountain-moving faith. Her newest book is a vulnerable conversation with youngest daughter, Alana Raybon, titledUndivided: A Muslim Daughter, Her Christian Mother, Their Path to Peace. The book's prequel isI...
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8. The first glimmer of the ocean coming into sight after a long drive to get there. I grew up with a mother who loved the beach. We lived roughly 175 miles from it, and there was no quick interstate to get us there. It was a long haul to a little kid to get to the beach, ...