Strong's concordance defines kindness (as it is used in Galatians 5:22 referring to a fruit of the spirit) as "moral goodness" and "integrity." Wiki defines it as "the act or state of being kind, being marked by good and charitable behavior, pleasant disposition and a concern for others." From my ...
A Mother’s Response
I think God has made each of us with different soft spots, if you will. There are certain causes or injustices in the world that affect me in a much deeper and more emotional way than others. Human trafficking, particularly of small children, is one of those things. A few months ago I attended an ...
Raising Independent Kids – Without Creating Emotional Distance!
There is a healthy balance between independence and emotional dependency. As moms, we want to be sure we're raising independent children without sacrificing the love and bonding we crave. My aunt and uncle have 3 daughters. He always said he raised them so he could drop them off in North ...
When Fear Caused My Water To Break Instantly – Stress Induced Labor
Are you worried you're going to experience stress induced labor? Hear my first hand story of how my intense fear of my daughter's safety brought on labor. A friend once told me me she was a light sleeper since her daughter was born. 18 years ago... She said her ears attuned to hearing the ...
What I learned in my {3rd} third trimester
For this pregnancy, I've previously written reflections on the 1st and 2nd trimesters. We welcomed our third child into the world last week! This pregnancy was, in short, a doozy. But as is the case when you are an over-analyzer, I've learned so many things that I believe will stick with me for the ...
Kids and Playing Outside
I have long thought there's great merit to letting children get outside every day. I guess I'd probably drawn the line in rain or snow, but I've heard quite a few mothers say rain or shine or sleet or snow they play outside and just dress their children accordingly. I think, after this rainy summer ...
Maternity Leave (and career break) Fears
As I've said before, I work from home. Any day now I'll be having my third child and it never occurred to me to take maternity leave. Call that pregnancy brain, or call it some kind of Protestant Work Ethic logic (my anxiety counsellor says I suffer from the Protestant Anxiety Sydnrome I shall ...
Mothers Encouraging Mothers
Instead of feeling supported and encouraged by other mothers, we often feel judged, criticized and looked down upon for our choices. Instead of realizing that variety is the spice of life and differences make the world go round, we often think others should do exactly what we do. Giving advice, ...
Christmas {preparation} in July
I'm sure the title of this makes some people think "woohoo, party" and other people think "gag me, it's not even Labor Day and we're already talking about Christmas." I won't get on a soapbox about it, but I have to say I can't see why people get so worked up about Christmas paraphernalia being in ...
Love as a Foundation
The bible speaks of building a house on sand or on a rock (Matthew 7). When a house is built on sand and a storm comes, the house has no hope of survival and it comes down with a heavy crash. On the other hand, the house built on the rock gets flooded and beaten on all sides by the wind but remains ...