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“You're grounded from all electronics for the entire summer!” This is the punishment I blurted out recently after my child had done something for the umpteenth time that I told him over and over [...]

I wasn't sure what to make of the Bible growing up. Aside from the huge family Bible that collected dust on the top shelf of a hall closet, my only exposure to the Story of God was the [...]

I always knew I wanted to be a mom, that motherhood would be part of my story. I still remember the night my husband and I sat up late picking our three possible boy names and three possible girl [...]

"ARGH!" My six-year-old son had his face in the carpet. "ARGH!" his younger brother echoed, copying his sibling. "What is it, guys?" I asked. "Why do we only get a half-hour for video games?" the [...]

Everyone blogs about the cutesie, frazzled-yet-put-together mom on Mother's Day. Know what I mean? "Moms have the hardest job on earth: taxi driver, pediatrician, personal assistant, [...]

Note: this week, in honor of Mother's Day, we are commemorating the many different women in our lives who have shaped and molded us. We're calling them our "many mothers," and thanking them for [...]

Note: this week, in honor of Mother's Day, we are commemorating the many different women in our lives who have shaped and molded us. We're calling them our "many mothers," and thanking them for [...]

Note: this week, in honor of Mother's Day, we are commemorating the many different women in our lives who have shaped and molded us. We're calling them our "many mothers," and thanking them for [...]

Every Mother's Day I think back to when I was a little girl and my fantasy image of my future life as a grown-up. It looked a lot like my parents' life: happily married for decades with a house [...]

Hallmark holiday. Cheesy. Best. Day. Of. The. Year. Mother’s Day has been called many things. Some of us love it. Others—not so much. Regardless of our varied feelings, though, we can all agree [...]