Five cups of hot chocolate and a Netflix Christmas movie. That's how Friday night ended. That's not how, however, how Friday night...

The gift of the wild child. Not everyone receives the gift of the wild child, but when you do, you'll know--for she is nothing less...

If ever there was a picture to encapsulate the emotions of our children this past year...this is it. I took this photo a few days before...

Every time a mama watches her child walk away, she feels a piece of her heart walk away too; and wherever a mama's babies go, a piece of...

A mama stays up late to set it all down... Ask just about any mama, and she’ll tell you—even if she falls asleep sitting up on the...

Within 28 hours of this photo being taken... I watched my baby have an asthma attack. I walked into the ER just before 2:00 AM. I caught...

"When did being 'just' a stay-at-home mom become not enough?" I can’t remember the exact context of the conversation. But his words...

It stops me in my tracks every single time... The little scrunched up knees. The little busy toes, finally resting The mesmerizing,...

There's just something about a grandma's hug. Something that makes you want to unbuckle your seat belt and run back into her house, for...

“I don’t deserve this, Mommy and Daddy,” she whispered. Just loud enough to compensate for the sizzle of the boiling pasta water and...

Dear Daughter, I pray the world never gets so loud that you can no longer find God's voice. My prayer is never that you win every race;...

She's worth the bowl of mac-and-cheese. That's what he taught me last night. It was already past bedtime, and we had chosen to grill out...

I never thought I’d be a homeschooling mom. For twelve years, I got up and was ready to be out the door and in a classroom as an...

Have you ever stopped to think about just how often God meets mothers? For, mothers? Their to-do lists never end. Their minds never stop...

To my darling daughter—pushed out of your comfort zone last night--I’m so proud of you. I watched you—from the sidelines of your cross...

I didn’t get to sleep in. My little five-AM wake-up call doesn’t have a snooze button. I didn’t have a day without arguing or tears....

There’s simply never an end to how many times a mother lines up to go to battle for her babies. Day in. And day out. Never an end to the...

Everyday our little guy dumps his food on the wrong side of the sink. Trying to keep up with his big sisters, but not quite understanding...

Some of us will never make it big. Some of us will never have anything go viral. Some of us may never be truly known by more than a few....

Oh, some days I think the sound will absolutely do me in. The gritty crunch and crack. The dozens of crushed pieces. Underfoot and...