JR Miller (from his book The Family) lists the qualities he summarizes as “the ideal wife”. His eloquence and gentleness of description are unmatched! I find it hard to …
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It is hard to find “the true ideal” of a wife around us. She isn’t on TV or in the movies. Once, the ideals of a godly wife were passed …
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Hop over and read today’s post at Raising Homemakers!
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The poetic charges in his book, The Family, by JR Miller often seem out of reach to me. And yet they draw me. I can read only a bit at …
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This post, from Large Family Mothering, really spoke to my heart: “We are a planning, plotting, goal-reaching people. We are taught to strategize and have all of our ducks in …
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Renee DeGroot, a homeschool graduate with a Certificate in Christian Education from Whitefield College, has written a brilliant book entitled, Health for Godly Generations-A Reformational Perspective. Filled with the evidence …
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“When life is divorced from a larger dominion purpose, the eventual result will be frustration and misery.” –Andrea Reins We would mother differently, wouldn’t we, if we saw the direct …
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Could it be that the gravest mistake a parent can make in the upbringing of his children is a disregard for the way things will impact them eternally? A disregard …
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I try to avoid stating the obvious, but “homemade cream soups” were not obvious to me in my first few years at home. I was so glad when someone shared …
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I have been so encouraged by Rachel Jankovic’s new book “Loving the Little Years: Motherhood in the Trenches“. It’s a short, easy-to-read, bite-sized book with BIG inspiration and practical how-to’s …
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“The formative period for building character for eternity is in the nursery. The mother is queen of that realm and sways a scepter more potent than that of kings or …
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How appropriate. After the planning, the lists, the bustle, the stress, the celebrations, the food, the traveling, the rushing, the torn wrapping paper–after all that is Christmas here, there is …
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2010 was not without its surprises, joys and intermittent drama at our house! Just 2 days ago, on Tuesday, as our family prepared to sit down to dinner, Ellia sent …
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(From the archives…an article I needed to read again myself.) It has taken me thirty-two years to really grasp the literal meaning of God’s Word being “powerful as a two-edged …