Motherhood

Nothing is more humbling than when you become a parent and you realize you don’t have all the answers. When you are a parent you learn a lot about your own human weakness and strengths. Nothing will grow you more than parenting a child.  But what happens when you can’t achieve perfection, when you do [...]

Motherhood and Identity

Becoming a mother for the first time is an amazing and wonderful time in a woman’s life. But in between the joy of sweet giggles and the strain of midnight feedings mothers sometimes begin to lose their identity.  Once you become a mother you are changed forever, but changed into what?  

The following experiences are almost universal – yet they catch many of us off guard. If you have been judging yourself as a success or a failure at this mommy stuff, based on what you had imagined motherhood would be like, read on. 1. As a new mother, you are likely to be exhausted and [...]

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Making the Grade

What makes you worthy? Good enough? Is it when you have meals ready on the table, when lunches are packed and ready to go, or if the house is tidy? Perhaps when you’ve succeeded in balancing your family budget? Many mothers deal with self-destructive thoughts of not meeting and exceeding expectations.  FamilyLife staff Lisa Pike shares [...]

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What Moms Didn’t Know

“What I didn’t know before I was a mom could fill a book.” While there are many unexpected headaches and heartbreaks associated with motherhood, in this video several ladies also share about their inspiration and continued diligence in being mothers. Despite their trials, every one of the proudly proclaims that they wouldn’t trade it for [...]

Relief for Two

Just heard you’re having a baby? The realization that you will soon become a parent can be a joyous but also extremely anxious time of life. “I’m going to be a parent?” you may think. “I can barely take care of myself, how can I take care of a baby?!” At least you’re not alone [...]

Here is a list of things to check for when you are giving an article an initial read, and considering it for publication.  These things can also be taken into account when one is writing an article for the web. These are some things to take a look for: Is it a topic you cover? [...]

Nurturing is part of our humanness, male and female.

“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 [...]

What is the greatest threat to the family in the US? David Frum, a CNN contributor argues that the issues surrounding the same sex marriage debate are not the greatest threat to marriage in America.  Rather, the declining view of the necessity of marriage at all poses the greater risk.  Did marriage slip away from [...]