Originally posted on 4/28/2020 at https://www.crosswalk.com/family/parenting/how-to-quit-trying-to-be-a-perfect-parent.html Deep down in the heart of many parents is a nagging feeling that they are messing up when it comes to raising their children. Most of us parents want to be the best parents we can be and it can be easy to be Read more…
Originally posted on 3/12/2020 at https://www.crosswalk.com/family/marriage/encouragements-for-couples-waiting-on-god-to-conceive.html About 10 years ago, I found myself struggling as my husband and I went through a season where we were waiting on God to conceive our first child. During this time, I studied the Scriptures and encouraged myself with God’s Word in my journal, Read more…
Originally posted on 9/30/2019 at https://www.crosswalk.com/family/parenting/ways-to-stay-strong-when-your-child-is-struggling.html “Making the decision to have a child is momentous. It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body.” Elizabeth Stone Anyone who is a parent knows exactly how true this quote is. It’s especially true when your child is Read more…
Originally posted on 3/4/2016 at https://www.crosswalk.com/family/parenting/kids/how-to-balance-ministry-and-motherhood.html From the time I gave my life fully over to God as a teenager, I knew that God had called me to full time church ministry; nothing stirred passion in my heart more than the local church. As a single young adult, I was Read more…
Originally posted on 1/8/2016 at https://www.crosswalk.com/family/parenting/kids/4-ways-to-eliminate-working-mom-guilt.html Those of us who are moms understand what it is like to juggle many things in life. The addition of children to our lives doesn’t negate our other responsibilities, so amidst the blessing that is having children, we also get to figure out how Read more…