What then are we to do about our problems? We must learn to live with them until such time as God delivers us from them…we must pray for grace to endure them without murmuring. Problems patiently endured will work for our spiritual perfecting. They […]
10 pm and the house was finally quiet. I ran through the checklist in my overwhelmed mind. I grasped at anything that would make me feel accomplished that day … What could I check off that would say all the busy was “worth it”? Could […]
“Well that didn’t go well” my oldest girl proclaimed. She was right. Sadly it was mostly Mom and Dad’s attitude that was at fault. After nearly 20 years of marriage, that night we still managed to create what we now call the “s’more fiasco”. A […]
“Mom, I really am OK!” I heard my daughter respond once again to my questioning of how she was doing. It had been a rough spring. In Florida during what should have been a fun-filled Spring Break, we discovered she had broken her right foot. Her left had been […]
Is it hard to be a girl in today’s culture? Perhaps. With being a teen or tween, secular expectations on what to look like, what to wear, what to value and the rush to grow up is overwhelming. As a girl, tween or teen, […]
As you strive to continue raising godly girls, I encourage you to teach them the difference between courting and dating. Though I believe the Lord had a plan for my life, I also believe that if I had truly understood the clear difference between the […]
Raising Godly Girls requires respect. Do you Respect your daughters? Of course! For most of us that would be our first response to this question. It was mine, but as I’ve looked more closely at my relationship with my daughters I’ve found that I’m not […]
Anyone who has ever read my blog or listened to my podcast knows that I went through a long phase of legalism during my teen years. The primary way this legalism played out in my own personal life was in my practice of taking […]
Girls today are faced with scary, heartbreaking statistics when it comes to body image. Over 80% of 10-year-olds are afraid of being fat 53% of 13-year-old American girls are unhappy with their bodies. This number grows to 78% by the time girls reach 17. By […]
I was called into her office. I couldn’t help but notice how cold everything felt. It was impersonal and gray. But this was the moment I had been waiting for. Did I have a chance at this modeling thing? Could I make the cut? She […]
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I still remember the way my knees felt. I have never, before that point, or thankfully since, been taken to my knees with such a quickness. I remember the phone feeling like a ton of bricks. I remember hearing a cry… or a scream? and […]
What Do You Do When God’s Word Doesn’t Work? All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness. 2 Timothy 3:16 If you’ve battled anger for any length of time, you’ve probably memorized […]
” Homemaking is easy. I’ve got it all under control.” Said no woman. ever. How true is that? If we’re being honest we need help. Lots of help. And that’s ok – it’s even a good thing! God created us as individuals with unique experiences, […]
Bitter. Resentful. In denial. Everything I touched seemed to fall apart – just like me – falling apart. Nothing was going right in my life – including my marriage. Christian Marriage… Biblical Marriage… no amount of Perspective shift could change the fact that it was […]
Reclaiming Hope and Joy in Your Marriage In Episode 2 of You Are Not Alone, Tiffany Montgomery from Hope Joy in Christ shares how God turned real-life trials into a ministry of Biblical Discipleship of other women and a Hopeless Marriage, to one Reclaimed and […]
Is your parenting in need of a reboot? Whether it’s life’s circumstances, struggles in marriage, kids changing ages and stages or a time of spiritual struggle we can easily lose our eternal perspective in parenting and switch to “survival mode”. Here’s the good news friend! […]
“Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations…” Matthew 28:19a Before ascending into Heaven, Jesus gave this mandate to His people. As we raise our children in the fear and admonition of the Lord, we are to pass along this mindset to them. So how […]
Sometimes we realize the small compromises. Ones we welcomed as we headed towards the desert of our spiritual walk. Other times we don’t see the path we took until we look back. Either way, being in a spiritual desert is incredibly challenging. When I looked […]
We all can use a sweet reminder of God’s love for us. Whether you are looking to encourage your husband, your children or your own heart I’ve got you covered! I’ve created this FREE Printables Package with God’s Love Notes for your Boy or Girl, DIY […]
