Did you know that choosing a name for your baby could be a lot easier? Shakespeare wrote, “a rose/By any other name would smell as sweet.” If only it were that easy. You might call a rose whatever you like, but the rose’s grandmother isn’t likely to be offended that you didn’t name the new [...]

“Are we ready for this?” The decision to start a family is one of the biggest decisions you’ll ever make.  There is excitement and apprehension, not to mention all the comments from family who think it is about time. So how do you get ready for this momentous occasion? Let me suggest a few things [...]

I wanted my life to go back to normal, but nothing could change the fact that I would always miss my baby. My baby died at only 5 weeks of gestational age. The doctor referred to him as a “blighted ovum” or a case of “failure to develop”, but he was so much more than [...]

“Ever since I had the baby, my husband has been distant.” In the midst of all the excitement of new baby, especially the first baby, you rarely hear expectant parents talking about how this child will change their marriage. Babies are wonderful, let’s be clear about that, but they are also one of the biggest [...]

New life is always a celebration! When a new baby arrives in your circle of influence welcome that little one with open arms. Don’t respond with disapproval if the circumstances around the birth have not been what you consider ideal. You have an opportunity to begin speaking into the heritage that little child will have. [...]

We’re expecting our third child in July and will need to purchase a new car as our current one (an Outback) does not have adequate space for 3 car seats. Are we better off to try and sell our current car outright rather than trade? We know how much cars depreciate as soon as you [...]

My boyfriend and I have been together for a year. We are 6 1/2 months pregnant and very much in love. Before we moved in together we had so much fun. We used to go out and do things, be a young couple and have sex all the time no matter where we were or [...]

A Life Changing Decision

Eighteen weeks into her pregnancy, Deborah Wong went in for a routine ultrasound. It was supposed to be a joyful day, a chance to see the baby, but four hours later, the doctor told Deborah their baby had a severe chromosome problem. In that hospital room, on a snowy December night, Deborah and her husband [...]

Veteran moms share their best advice for those beginning the journey of motherhood These are some tips that I gleaned from some of the women of my home church, Blackberry Creek, in Aurora, Illinois. Spiritual & emotional: First things first – you won’t find time to spend with God. You will need to make time [...]

Factory

First comes love…then comes marriage… then comes a baby in a baby carriage! When you graduate from high school, you get asked what you want to study for college. When you graduate from college, you get asked where you will start your career and when you will get settle down. When you get married, you get [...]