I never understood... I never understood why she called him so much. I never understood why she still wanted to visit him so often, even...

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...

This was the scene last night of a mighty, mighty battle… …a little boy taking on the world with his strong will and terrible threes… …a...

There’s never an end to the amount of pep talks a mama gives to her children. Never an end to her questioning of whether she said...

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...

A mama tries so hard not to blink. A mama tries so hard not to blink, because she knows just exactly what that blink means... …just a...

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...

"I think they'd really like it if you got into the lake with them today," my husband whispered. I knew he was right. But, I had become a...

Our girls need us. Our girls need us now more than ever before. Satan has found ways to reach our girls in ways we could never imagine....

"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,...

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 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....

Last night was one of those nights. The kind of night, up with the baby. Then losing myself in mindless Facebook scrolling. Feeling worse...

There is this little girl. A little girl God designed to be so incredibly one-of-a-kind that the world would never fit her into its mold....

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...

Sweet mama, as motherhood is bestowed upon us, one beautiful, unexpected way or another, we unexpectedly find ourselves in the thick of...

She had been crying for what seemed like 30 minutes. So much so, she was completely inconsolable. As she melted into my lap, I was...

The sun has yet to rise, Lord. Quiet is this house. The peaceful, thoughtful kind. The only sounds heard are my whispers to you. Already...