Three couples weigh in on when they decided it was best to start a family and the resulting joys and challenges.
Are We Ready to Start a Family?
Being “Together” While Churches Remain Closed
In this time of isolation, it is comforting to know that the Spirit of God is not limited. We are free to participate in the work of the body from our own living rooms or food pantries.
Loving Your Wife With the Little Things
While remembering birthdays, anniversaries and Mother’s Day is important, if you want to show love to your wife, learn to help her with the little things.
Forgiveness and Marital Distress
During this unusual season of “quarantine fatigue” unresolved issues around forgiveness may rush to the surface.
Un-Quarantining: 8 Important Questions to Ask Your Spouse
It’s time to start gradually getting back to normal. What are your and your spouse’s expectations for this next stage? And how do you readjust — yet again?
Mother’s Day for the Post-Abortive Woman
I distinctly remember the first Mother’s Day after I experienced my abortions. I can still picture the scene as me, my parents and my siblings loaded into the family minivan […]
What a Birth Mom Needs for Mother’s Day Weekend
Fifteen years ago, I celebrated my first Mother’s Day, but it looked a bit different than others. It wasn’t filled with my baby smiling up at me, flowers, or a […]
Mother’s Day as a Foster Mom
It is Mother’s Day, many years ago. Six excited children are anxiously holding up pieces of cardboard; carefully wrapped in tinfoil, with large pink letters that spell “MOTHER,” taped on […]
Happy Mother’s Day To My Mom Who Chose Life
Time is a funny thing. Sometimes it seems to run, and sometimes it seems to walk, but time is always a thread of moments. Sometimes moments feel meaningful, and sometimes […]
Mother’s Day – Sacred Space and Profound Place
Through the years, I have come to understand that Mother’s Day, oftentimes, encompasses a myriad of emotions. The dichotomy of immense joy coupled with unbelievable sadness and grief. It is […]