The opening episode of The Bible mini-series aired Sunday night on the history channel, and I heard on television yesterday that it was the #1 watched TV show that evening. When I heard that statistic my heart leapt, knowing that millions of people watched the stories of God play out on their TV screens. It’s…

I enjoyed reading all the comments from last Friday’s post about ways that motherhood has surprised you.  As I read through the stories of mommy guilt, worry, and the physical and emotional exhaustion of trying to be a perfect mom while being acutely aware that there is no such thing, I felt a connection with…

In today’s world full of non-truths, it sometimes seems risky to trust anyone. People mislead us. Friends break promises. Spouses are unfaithful. Salespeople exaggerate the truth to try to convince us to buy. Commercials lie about the actual quality and value of the products. Co-workers withhold pertinent information for their own benefit. Teenagers don’t give…

Do you ever feel like a failure as a mom, simply because no matter how hard you try, you always seem to fall short in the perfection category? I’ll quickly confess that I have had these feelings countless times, from feeling guilty over letting my baby wear a wet diaper too long, to feeling guilty…