Why Motherhood Shouldn’t Be the Highest Goal

There’s this story that circulates that clutters up womanhood. It’s the story that motherhood is the supreme calling of women. That there’s nothing greater that you could do or aspire to. That- above all else- you should want to be a mama and nothing will matter more than that. There’s only one problem. I can’t find […]

Having the Guts to Share: A Reader Question

I think we all, sometime in life, feel a draw, or even a calling, to do something that we feel unqualified to do. I’m talking specifically about writing here but if God calls you to do something you need to be more concerned about obedience than how that obedience makes you feel. A reader emailed […]

Episode 68: How to Build a Life You Love as a SAHM

We’re baaaaack! After a slightly unexpected break (we really did intend to record a few episodes while Phylicia was visiting but we talked too much and did Facebook lives), we are back with a new episode! We intentionally titled this episode “how to build a life” because a life you love doesn’t magically appear. You don’t […]

The Cause of the “Mommy Wars” (Or How to Get Along with People Who Disagree with You)

Last week we had an amnio to test baby Luke for IVA. We’ve done it during late pregnancy with each child since Micah and it is never an easy decision. We’ve prayed, sought medical counsel and personal counsel, and revisited the issue with each baby. A few days before we had the amnio I had […]

How to Shape a Life You Love

Any life involves of a lot of the mundane. It doesn’t matter if you’re a doctor, a mom, a teacher. You still have clothes to wash, lines to wait in, errands to run. There are always dishes; you will need to eat; you have to make the bed in the morning and occasionally clean the […]

How Self Care Works for Me

One of the first things my oldest learned in his kindergarten curriculum was the days of creation. It always strikes me that God used six of His days to work but He reserved a whole day to rest. A whole day when He, God Himself, never gets tired and never sleeps. We mamas do a […]

Body Image: Practical Steps + Perspective Shifts

Two Saturdays ago I decided I was going to find something different to wear to church the next day and started digging through the closet. I tried on exactly three things and decided that I looked just like a walrus and might as well give up on life since I still had 12 weeks to […]