mommys15minutesMay 17, 20164 minLet Them Be Fierce.Let me start by explaining I raise boys; three of them under my roof, but I’m writing this post very much aware of my nieces and other...
mommys15minutesNov 20, 20152 minSharing a piece of my heart, as I’m trusting my Father with each heartbeat.I sit sideways in the leather recliner in a dim room. Monitors and cords hug you in my belly as I listen to the pulse of a machine get...
mommys15minutesNov 13, 20152 minA note as we #PrayforParis and remember monsters are real.Almost as instantly as my oldest son turned 3, an uninvited guest turned up in our home. My boy’s toddler voice whispered a new word —...
mommys15minutesOct 7, 20154 minTo My Baby Inside.A Message From Your Mommy Before We Meet. I feel you turn and kick, and I rub my skin, hoping you can sense the calm of my touch. I talk...
mommys15minutesOct 2, 20155 minWhen We Awaken To Fear.I stood still and quiet in our kitchen. My phone connected to the little white cord that powers it; tethered to the room where meals are...
mommys15minutesDec 1, 20144 minA Tree In The Check Out Line“Out of the stump of David’s family will grow a shoot.” Isaiah 11:1 I read these words on a page of a book, and I watch the light reflect...
mommys15minutesOct 14, 20143 minI Am Praying For You, Mommy…As the day woke me, I reached for my phone and read a friend’s text. She was scheduled for a c-section tomorrow to welcome her firstborn....
mommys15minutesAug 5, 20143 minA Prayer for Going Back to SchoolNo need to check a calendar, the TV tells us exactly what time of year it is. There are commercials with cool lunch ladies, and ones that...