Pierced and Proud--My Little Girl Got Earrings 24 Aug 2013 | 08:50 pm

Of all of our parenting choices that have been outside the mainstream, the one that has actually gotten the most comments was our refusal to pierce our daughters' ears when they were born.  This shock...

Missing Sunday Dinner 23 Aug 2013 | 09:21 pm

There are so many important conversations going on right now about including others at the table.  My family in Christ is challenging the pharisaical, dismissive attitudes toward women, the poor, our ...

Punishment VS Discipline 18 Aug 2013 | 09:18 pm

Trying Church...Again 7 Aug 2013 | 06:58 am

Disclaimer:  this is going to be one of those long, messy, rambly, processing-out-loud, blahgy posts. I went to church again today.  Growing up, one mild area of friction between my parents was about...

The Bad Days 1 Aug 2013 | 03:57 am

Most of the time I feel like someone who doesn't quite know how to juggle but is performing in a circus juggling act every day anyway (Did I just call myself a clown? :shudder  I am NOT that scary! Cl...

Storm Season 26 Jul 2013 | 09:25 pm

Image credit: Mathew Knott “Thank you, Jesus, alleluia, thank you, Jesus, alleluia, thank you, Jesus, alleluia, thank you, Jesus, alleluia…”  Curled up next to her in the double bed we shared, I sig....

Memory Verses for a Mother's Heart: Guest Post by Becky Eanes of Positive Parenting: Toddlers and Beyond 25 Jul 2013 | 01:01 am

I thought I would share with you today my collection of memory verses which set my heart and mind for a day of parenting God's precious gifts in my life. We are called to be gentle, humble, patient, a...

Under His Wings 11 Jul 2013 | 02:42 am

We love going to Puerto Rico every summer. Except it always happens that some of us--usually all of us--get sick.  It started early this time. The weekend before we were supposed to leave I got very s...

Why I Burned My Newsboys CDs 7 Jul 2013 | 04:17 am

When I first saw that the Newsboys, a Christian band that has been around for over half my life, had tweeted in support of corporal punishment, I was bemused.  Without even getting into the fact that ...

An Unexpected Weaning 6 Jun 2013 | 05:10 am

I originally planned to breastfeed for a year if all went well.  Then I learned about child led weaning and decided to breastfeed until they graduated high school.  No, not really.  But close.  It fel...