I’m A Mama Who Loves Fiercely, But I’m No Mama Bear.
I try my best to defend my family. I love them with everything I’ve got. But I’m not buying into the dominating ways of the mama bear....
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Aug 29, 20212 min
Mama, Here’s Where To Look When The World Looks Hopeless.
“I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us. For the creation waits in...
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Mar 29, 20214 min
Yes, Jesus Loves. But He Hates, Too.
Tired mama, I don’t know about you, but I struggle with my temper most days. I can sense my blood pressure rising as I repeat myself yet...
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Mar 14, 20211 min
There’s No End To Being Postpartum.
The doctors may say a mother recovers from birth in a matter of months. She can return to housework and to exercise and to physical...
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Jan 30, 20212 min
Why Saturday School Is Just As Important As Sunday School
Growing up, my parents dropped us off in Sunday School (usually late) every week and picked us up just in time to find our pew for the...
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mommys15minutes
Aug 18, 20203 min
I’m Teaching My Children Repentance Means Something.
Yes, I’m teaching my children repentance means something. And sin means something. And even though the world likes to shout out the part...
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Mar 23, 20201 min
When God Writes Our Lesson Plans.
I’m not a Bible scholar, but I have grown to love the word of God and know it’s the only source of truth I can pass along to my children....
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Mar 21, 20202 min
Living Our Part Of The Story.
“Why isn’t God still speaking to us today like He did in the Bible?” My son had just finished his biscuits and gravy, and his question...
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Mar 20, 20202 min
Trusting The Living God In A Culture Fixated On Death.
I was trying to hold it together long enough to get through our kids’ bedtime routine. I had just read another article with percentages...
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mommys15minutes
Mar 17, 20203 min
Teaching Our Kids The Best Is Yet To Come.
As a parent, there’s no greater joy than watching the Spirit of God at work in the lives of our children.
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mommys15minutes
Sep 9, 20191 min
Christian Sister, It’s Time to Break Free.
Do you ever feel heavy? Not like a number-on-the-scale kind of heavy but rather a just-need-some-room-to-breathe kind of heavy. Like...
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mommys15minutes
Aug 2, 20192 min
To The New Girl On Campus As You Find Your Way.
Pack this note like a guidebook in your bag. Pull it out as you decorate your space. Read in between the lines and see if you can find...
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mommys15minutes
Jun 11, 20192 min
Dad, You’re More Than Mr. Fix-It.
My dad has always kept a toolbox. In childhood, I remember all the shiny red drawers filled with nails and wrenches and every type of...
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mommys15minutes
Mar 11, 20192 min
Motherhood Is Bananas, Friends.
Not that it makes you crazy, although some of us feel a lot more cray a lot more of the time. I’m talking the yummy, mushy, can’t get...
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mommys15minutes
Feb 24, 20192 min
Two Mommy Must-Haves.
When you become a mom, why do they not give you a can of Lysol and laundry detergent right then and there? Like before you leave the...
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mommys15minutes
Dec 19, 20182 min
A Note To My Kindergartener’s Teacher at Christmas.
First of all, we made it! Here we all are, headed into winter break, having survived the shock of this brand new adventure. Those...
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mommys15minutes
Sep 25, 20183 min
A Letter To My Sons. A Reminder to Catch Fireflies.
My boys, I’m writing to you now, as I’ve done many times since you were born and even before. Love letters to echo across seasons and...
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mommys15minutes
Sep 20, 20183 min
Naming Baby #4.
It’s my fourth pregnancy, fourth boy. I’m 37 years old and 37 weeks along. Slightly dilated, halfway effaced, and on my 107th bedtime...
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mommys15minutes
Sep 11, 20183 min
How To Join The Rescue. Remembering 9/11.
I look at the calendar each year and know it’s coming. A day bearing so much heartache and the weight of thousands of fallen heroes. I...
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Aug 5, 20182 min
It’s Time for Kindergarten. And I Will Not Cry.
It’s time for kindergarten. And I tell myself, “Do not cry.” I cried the night before your first day of preschool and when you first...
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