There was a post on Risen Motherhood about how to bring the gospel into everyday moments. The gospel isn’t always just telling our children the story of the cross, but also how we include Christ into our lives and into our everyday. It is the way we reflect and glorify him with…
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I grew up attending a variety of church denominations, none of which celebrated Advent. When I married my husband, I started attending a church that followed the church calendar and used liturgy more actively. At first, I was unaware of how this affected holidays and seasons, but after attending there…
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I have found that sometimes spiritual growth happens in the hard moments. Those are the days that leave me with my hands spread before the Lord asking, “How do I move forward.” Other times it happens in the quiet moments. Often in a rocking chair in the dark, as I…
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Strong Roots I grew up in a tight-knit homeschool, gospel-centered community. All of us were raised in the church and all of the parents eagerly exposed us to God’s word from a young age. We memorized scripture together, were taught to share the gospel, studied the word of God together,…
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Do you find you forget to take care of yourself? Long ago, I found a list for how to do “self-care” for mothers in a book. I often need to assess if I am keeping my own “joy cup” full. Whenever I feel depressed or glum, I look over this…
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