How Not To Be The Charlie Browniest
“I think there must be something wrong with me, Linus,” Charlie Brown confesses to his friend in A Charlie Brown Christmas. “Christmas is coming, but I’m not happy. I... Read More ›
“I think there must be something wrong with me, Linus,” Charlie Brown confesses to his friend in A Charlie Brown Christmas. “Christmas is coming, but I’m not happy. I... Read More ›
Pardon me while I gush a little. It is with extreme joy that I get to announce the release of my mom and sister’s latest book: True Feelings: God’s... Read More ›
The other day, one of my sons asked if I liked a certain music artist he had heard about from a friend. “I like a few of his songs,”... Read More ›
It’s February in Louisville, and we haven’t seen the sun for more than ten minutes all winter. The air is wet and cold, the kids are sniffly, and it’s... Read More ›
How does a mature Christian handle her emotions? “Keep a tight lid on them” is the answer many of us might offer. But this intuitive reaction is not God’s... Read More ›
(Editor’s note: Last year we wrote several posts about helping children handle their emotions. Here are a couple of thoughts for grown-ups on the same topic.) Many of us... Read More ›
It wasn’t until after dinner on December 1 that I finally went out to the garage in search of our large, wooden, Advent calendar. All I found was an... Read More ›
The small town in Kentucky where we live grew up about 150 years ago around a train station. Trains still rumble through all day, to the delight of my... Read More ›
Today the girltalkers are sitting down over lunch (maybe leftover chicken and orzo or a couple of roast beef sandwiches from Arby’s—Janelle’s still deciding on the menu) to plan... Read More ›
“[T]ake the…sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God, praying at all times in the Spirit, with all prayer and supplication” (Eph. 6:17-18). To fight fear we... Read More ›
When feelings of fear for our children overwhelm our souls, we often look for something “new” to help us deal with them. But instead, we must rely on the... Read More ›
What do our mothering fears have in common? They are all in our imagination. Our fertile minds generate countless scenarios whereby one calamity or another befalls our children: What... Read More ›
Moms battle strong feelings of guilt. We also worry, a lot. Our mothering fears are conceived with our children. We see two little blue lines, and we are tempted... Read More ›
I once saw a Family Circus cartoon that showed three children leaning on the edge of their parents’ bed, watching them while they slept. The caption underneath was one... Read More ›
What robs us of joy in mothering? Losing sight of our God-given purpose is one. Then there is mommy-guilt. Few emotions put a stranglehold on our mothering joy like... Read More ›
As I watch my daughters care for their children, I am freshly amazed by the demands of motherhood. Mothers must daily sacrifice their own comforts and pleasures in order... Read More ›
Y’all are coming up huge with your comments for our book on emotions. Thank you! We’re learning (no surprise!) that many of you struggle with your feelings as a... Read More ›
We’ve started work on a new book about emotions and we want to hear from you! Please send us any thoughts or questions you have, short or long. What... Read More ›
It’s time to conclude our little series on helping children handle their emotions. We’ve put all of the posts together for you in one printable document. Hope you find... Read More ›
As a young woman, and into my adult years, I struggled from time to time with feelings of depression. Sometimes it was triggered by the trials of teenage life... Read More ›