Motherhood

HOLDIN UP MARRIAGE

Sometimes life can get so busy, and full, and good, and fun, and exciting…filled with our big dreams, big prayers, and big hopes…that we can forget that our biggest dream, our biggest hope, and our biggest accomplishment is standing right there next to us, cheering us along. In all our dreaming, in all our hoping, in all…

A LITTLE FUEL FOR MAMAS

“Sons are a heritage from the Lord.” Psalm 127:3 My favorite role ever is not the Sugar Plum Fairy in the Nutcracker. My favorite role ever is not Odette in Swan Lake. My favorite role ever, although it was one of my favorites, is not Medora in Le Corsaire. No my favorite role ever, is…

A DIVIDED HEART

  God keeps bringing me back to Psalm 37 these days. The verses are highlighted in pink and underlined in purple in my Bible… “Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him; do not fret.” Psalm 37:7 As I scan the entire Psalm, I notice “do not fret” is written three times in…

YOUR MAMA HEART

Today I spoke at my last MOPS (Mother’s of Preschoolers) meeting of the year. It has been such a ball exploring the outskirts of Dallas, finding these tiny and sometimes big churches in new places and meeting moms. I remember last September when I scheduled five speaking engagements in two weeks time…and I couldn’t figure…

LET HIM LEAD

“Wives, submit to your husbands as to the Lord.” Ephesians 5:22 Oh how this verse can cause such an uproar….to our culture….and to our own hearts! But it always reminds me that the Lord knows how to help us make life work best….make marriage work best. I recently heard this in the ballet studio relating to…

BEING A MOMMY

No one can prepare you for the love that you will feel for your children. No one can prepare you for the way it makes you realize how much your own parents love you. I became a mommy about eight and a half years ago. I remember Brian and I decided to THINK about starting…