Author Melissa Spoelstra, a mother of four, shares some ways she disciples her children. Parents should encourage their kids to seek out mentors who can help them grow spiritually.
Melissa Spoelstra reminds parents they are not their children’s report card, and if they measure their parenting by their children’s behavior it will lead to disappointment and discouragement.
Barbara Rainey and Tracy Lane encourage families to read more this summer. Ron Deal shares strategies for dealing with the unique challenges a stepfamily faces.
Hettie Brittz, Larry Fowler, Lisa Anderson, Jeff Schulte, and Barbara Rainey, each share tributes they’ve written to their moms.
As a mom, it’s easy to feel stuck in the monotony of parenting. Joanne Kraft, Denise Glen, Erin Davis, Gloria Furman, and Leslie Leyland Fields offer perspective to help us view mothering in light of eternity.
Sometimes it feels like “Just a Mom” is the lowest rung of the social ladder. But Jill Savage, Ashley Escue, Meg Meeker, and Karen Ehman tell moms that their role in their children’s lives is irreplaceable.
Author Gloria Furman reminds mothers they have been designed to nurture the lives He creates.
Gloria Furman gives mothers a biblical view of motherhood. Too many moms, Furman says, see limitations rather than the incredible opportunities they have to make disciples for Christ.
Dr. Meg Meeker instructs mothers to find a way to live simply and to remember that a mother’s goal isn’t to make her kids happy or get them in the right schools, but to teach them to be good, solid people.
Dr. Meg Meeker asserts that kids mostly just want their mother’s time and attention, so moms should relax and leave the competition to others.
Dr. Meg Meeker encourages mothers to “jump off the train” of perfectionism and to simplify their lives by setting up boundaries and trusting their instincts.
Karen Ehman encourages women to be realistic about how much time they have and to focus on the things that really matter.
Karen Ehman tells how astonished she was when she had her first child and realized that motherhood was actually hard.
Ellen Dykas encourages mothers to really get to know their daughters and ask the tough questions.
Susan Merrill admits that she found her mothering answers in the book of Nehemiah.
Barbara Rainey talks frankly to women about the five things that hinder manly development.
Bryan Carter talks about preaching a four-part series on “Honoring Your Parents” at his church.
Donna Otto tells women to be the thermostat in their homes and not a thermometer.
