When we make sacrifices to obey God and to evangelize the world, He keeps His promises to take care of us. This is the story of how God worked out my career perfectly for us to be in our current life stage.
Month: November 2018
Take Captive Every Thought: Anger
As a mom, giving full vent to my anger harms not only my relationship with God but also with my children.
Why Not Yes? An alternative to an automatic “No”
There are too many times that I say no my kids because their requests are inconvenient or unimportant to me, especially at the time of asking. But my toddlers are people too, so here’s an idea for a different approach.
Suffering Produces Miracles
Too many times disciples go through suffering in their lives and believe that God hates them, is angry with them or is indifferent toward them. Too often we miss the fact that the suffering is setting the stage for God’s miracles.
Getting It All Done: A Sample Schedule
Is it possible to have a daily quiet time AND take care of my kids AND keep up my household AND make other disciples AND maybe sleep at some point??
Lianne’s First Birth
I think being a Mom is like permanently being in school: you are always learning. When you are pregnant, you learn that your body has a mind of its own now that there’s a new townie. Your body becomes an inconvenient roommate that does whatever it wants and leaves you to figure out how to deal with your new reality.
Replacing FOMO with LOVE
As wives, we have the awesome roles of being suitable helpers to our husbands and caretakers of our children. Along with this incredible blessing comes our own set of challenges, including loneliness and feeling like we are missing out on all the fun.