September 26 2011, 3:33 pm | Jessica Bollen
Savior, He can move the mountains. Our God is mighty to save, He is mighty to save... My spirit always responds to this song. It never, ever fails. You know how some songs that you’ve heard a thousand times will come on the radio and simply make fantastic background music to our lives? This isn’t one of them for me... It always moves me. Usually, these words stir the part of my heart that’s broken for what seems to be the darkest corners of this world. The girl, drugged and beaten, enslaved...
September 08 2011, 3:36 pm | Shana Wilson
“You have turned my mourning into dancing; you removed my sackcloth and clothed me with joy, that my heart may sing to you and not be silent.” Psalm 31:11-12 In April 2009 I had a total hysterectomy. I didn’t want to have a hysterectomy, but because I had been diagnosed with hormone positive breast cancer the year before, my oncologist insisted that removing my ovaries was important in decreasing the odds of a cancer recurrance. I knew that I was making the right decision for my body, but losing my fertility was one of the hardest...
September 01 2011, 1:10 pm | Shannon Williams
I'd like to introduce you to Christie Erwin as our guest blogger today. Christie has a heart for children that just consumes her. As her neighbor and friend she challenges me to love children more when I see them through her eyes. Christie and her family have cared for over 40 children in the past 15 years. She is a wife, mom to 5 children as well as the Co-Chairman of the Pulaski County Adoption Coalition and Coordinator for the Pulaski County Heart Gallery. And the author of "The Middle Mom Blog" and the book "The Middle...
May 26 2011, 5:01 am | Mary Lyons
I’ve been talking with several young moms lately. Wow, I really love young moms because I used to be one and I remember how hard it can be. I miss those days with tears and so watching and loving mommies is a joy to me. One of the struggles I’ve consistently heard from them lately, and that I remember well, is a desire to have a quiet time with God every day. They want to, they try to, they start...
May 20 2011, 8:26 am | Shannon Williams
I have a toddler who insists on napping with me. I guess 8 kids later you learn life goes by so fast that a nap here or there with a little one by your side will one day end. Since my oldest is gone to college, and the 4 teens are at church helping with flour bombs, it leaves mom with the 3 youngest. After a long busy morning I am actually quite thrilled to be summoned by my little guy. “Sit me mom, sit me!” (Patting the bed he wants me to lie down.) While holding...