Minutes to Moments

Making the decision to have a child–it’s momentous.  It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body. - Elizabeth Stone

My brothers and sisters whenever you face trials of any kind, consider it nothing but joy.  James 1:2
Trials and tribulations are a staple of the mom’s life.  Our days are filled with care and concern for our offspring, and our thoughts are divided between our children, our work and our needs.
But would we have it [...]

Scrapping a career to raise kids is every bit as hard as being away from them 9 to 5.  But there is no having it all.  Whatever you opt for, something gets cheated.  That’s what’s known as the human condition.  The ultimate peril is motherhood, loving someone more than you love yourself. – Patricia Volk

I came across a list of things to get done for a recent family event.  I lost track of the list in my purse, so even though the event was past, the items on the list hadn’t been checked off.  For the fun of it, I went ahead and crossed out each item.
 As I did, [...]

A new heart I will give you, and a new spirit I will put within you; and I will remove from your body the heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh. Ezekiel 36: 25
Motherhood changes everything.
Our vision of life expands and deepens to include and sometimes focus exclusively on this other [...]