There is much controversy these days, even among Christians, over the number of children that a married couple should have. The argument, so it goes, is that a large number of children are bad for the environment, will use an inordinate amount of the world’s …
Motherhood
The Birds and the Bees
It’s Spring Break in Memphis. Today my wife Lynn took our daughter Holly (11) away on a mother-daughter retreat. They’ll stay a couple of days at a friend’s lakehouse. Holly is our middle child of five so her older sister and brother have gone on …
Book Review: Married Mom, Solo Parent
Several years ago, while munching on chips and salsa with fellow MMCW writer Carla Anne Coroy, we talked about the book she was writing for an often unrecognized group of mothers. Late last year Married Mom, Solo Parent: Finding God’s Strength to Face the Challenge …
Making Clean-Up Fun for Little Ones
No kid wants to stop their fun to clean up! So don’t let them stop. Make the clean up part of the fun! Here are some ideas. *Have them pick up all the red toys, then the green toys, then the square toys, then the …
Raising Teens: Resisting the Urge to Badger
Dad’s disgust showed on his face before his words even emerged. “I can’t believe you smell of cigarettes again.” “Really? You can still smell it?” Justin lifts his shirt to his nose to sniff it. “Yeah, me and probably half the folks in church tonight.” …
Online Security
Yesterday I shared the disturbing trend of teens fishing for compliments online in Do You Think I’m Pretty. This self-destructive activity is a cancer eating away at the self-esteem of both young women and men. The more revealing, the more shocking, the better. Even nice …
Do You Think I’m Pretty?
For weeks photos of tween-age girls have shown up in my Facebook feed. All asking the same question: Do you think I’m pretty? If yes, hit ‘Like’. Last week, because a tween friend had clicked ‘like’, yet another teen girl showed up in my feed. …
Adoption Resources
The Lord has been changing my heart toward adoption this year. Close friends are adopting a child from China and our family is learning more about God’s heart for the fatherless as we seek to pray for and support our friends. Here are some of …
In the Fullness of Time
I can’t believe I started this journey more than two years ago. Two years and I’m still not finished. But I’m closer—much closer. From the time I was little girl, I knew I wanted to adopt. That desire has grown stronger as I’ve grown. Two …
Rescued: The Heart of Adoption and Caring for Orphans
We recently showed the movie Rescued: The Heart of Adoption and Caring for Orphans (Wintons Motion Pictures and Hedrick Brothers Productions) in our home during a night of encouragement and prayer for friends who are adopting. I knew the movie would be a great blessing …