Podcast #147-Lynn Cowell and Helping Our Daughters Find Their Value in the Right Place
Where do our daughters find their value in our culture?Their number of Facebook likesTheir amount of Twitter FollowersThe number of boys that like themHow do we help our daughters to find their value in the one who created them and loves them, Jesus?Today we talk with...
How to Get Your Kids to Clean Up Their Rooms
Friends, I want to introduce you to one of my interns, Paula Tobey. She is an intern, but that's so misleading, since she has a full-on grown up ministry of her own. (See her links at the bottom of this article.) "How do I get my child to clean up his...
Podcast #146-Laurie Wallin and Why Your Weirdness is Wonderful
Ever felt too..... too much of something? Or not enough? Just different?We all have!But when is weird something that we need to change and when is weird something we need to say, "Maybe this is what God's done with me and it's OK?"Today we talk with Laurie Wallin,...
Two books I read this week (and two that I’m planning to read next week!)
I’ve been in a book reading slump. Between working on my own book, (101 Simple Ways to Show Your Husband You Love Him) and some other projects I am working on, reading felt like an unobtainable luxury. But then I discovered something… I’m a grump when I don’t read. As...
Podcast #145-Deva Dalporto and Recapturing Joy in Your Daily Life!
Does your life (at times) feel so challenging that you just want to crawl into a corner and hide?Today, we're talking to Deva Dalporto of YouTube fame. Yes, she's the real woman behind the series of parody videos that you see on Facebook all the time. She's the mom...
7 Simple Prayers to Make Your Marriage Great
7 Specific Prayers to Make Your Marriage Great “Make me a blessing to my spouse in my actions and words.” (James 1:22) “Help me pull back from my routine to focus on what is important.” Romans 12:2 “Let me respect him in all that I say and do.” (Ephesians 5:33) “Teach...
Podcast #144 Arlene Pellicane – Finding Balance: Screens, Social Media and Relationships
Does your three-year-old know more about your iPhone than you do? Does your ten-year-old spend more time worrying about screen time than family time? Are you ready to throw screens out of your house altogether? Listen in as Kathi and Erin talk to Arlene Pellicane,...
The Day I Quit Motherhood by Jenny Lee Sulpizio
The Day I Quit Motherhood by Jenny Lee Sulpizio I quit! Before I knew it, these two words had flown from my mouth and the reason was simple: it had been one of those mornings. You know the kind. The type of morning where the kids overslept, fights over the bathroom...
10 Ways to Stay Miserable Today
10 Ways to Stay Miserable Today… "I wonder if I can take you out to coffee and pick your brain about writing." I get this request at least once a week. (Now I'm thinking if I saved them all up, I could get coffee for free for a month... Picture me twirling the end of...