Lately, I’ve had to really work on my patience. For one, I’m nearing the end of my pregnancy and very anxious for baby #2 to arrive. Secondly, I have a full-blown toddler who loves to test my patience daily. Additionally, we are working on finishing a room in our home and renovations can be a…
Strength and dignity are her clothing, and she laughs at the time to come. She opens her mouth with wisdom, and the teaching of kindness is on her tongue. She looks well to the ways of her household and does not eat the bread of idleness. Her children rise up and call her blessed; her…
This statement is hard for a lot of people to grasp. Christians sometimes have a hard time grasping this, and non-Christians and people who have not studied the Bible definitely have a hard time grasping this concept. It makes sense to a non-believer: Why would God forgive someone who has done something terrible? If you…
Are you a worry wart like me? I’ve always been a worrier. For as long as I can remember, I’ve worried about something. Does so and so like me? Is so and so mad at me? Is so and so sick? Should I have done something different? Did I do something wrong? Is the sun…
Motherhood equals so many wonderful things… blessings, fulfillment, love, responsibility, but why out of all of these wonderful things does judgment always seem to accompany it? I was prepared to join the ‘mommy club’ and excited to do so! Learning new things, discovering my parenting styles, exploring options and doing what was best for my…
I have so many people that have come to me needing my prayers lately – a friend who is battling depression, a friend who unexpectedly developed a possible life-threatening illness, another friend whose husband just had a biopsy to see if his lymph nodes show a cancer malignancy, a friend who just had a baby…
Recently, we shared some stifling statistics on the average persons thoughts per day and how one mommy deals with depression. We wanted to expand on this subject a bit more, share a personal testimony and additional tips on how to manage negative thoughts. As you can imagine, with nearly 50 thoughts going through our minds…
A friend of The Mommies and fellow Mommy, experienced a hardship less than two weeks ago with the loss of their home to a fire. Her faith, trust in the Lord, and attitude of gratitude is an inspiration for us all! We were so moved by this mommy’s walk in grace that we wanted to…
It’s easy as a mom to feel tired and weary. I nearly expect it these days. The sleepless nights due to my child’s teething, sickness or just plain restlessness. The long laundry list of “To Do” items for both the home and work. The countless hours spent prepping, cleaning up and planning ahead. I could…
On Monday, we wrote about protecting our children from the media. But something else that we tend to forget, is not only do we need to protect our children from the bad influences in the media, we also need to protect ourselves. I am a perfect example of this, and I will give you my…
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