Encouragement and Support for Christian Stay-at-Home Mothers
I never wanted to have any children. But God has a sense of humour as you would have found out as you read through the other parts of this series. For someone who did not want any children, He gave seven. But God changed both our minds and hearts. Drastically. How? Read more…
Never Be A Stay-At-Home-Mother is Part 3 of My 4 Nevers. I never intended to be a SAHM and yet I have been one for more than 20 years. Only God. It started out as being a practical decision but by God’s grace, He used my journey of being a SAHM to mould and transform me for His kingdom’s purposes. God’s ways are surely not my ways! Read more…
Feeling unappreciated or maybe just under-appreciated lately for the work you do around the house? It certainly is no fun to be stuck in this mode. It makes everything gloomy. Feeling unappreciated must be the twin sister of feeling guilty that we are not enough. But wait, just who are you doing what you are doing for? And why are you doing it anyway? Do you know? Read more…
Have you asked, “Should I stay at home or should I go out and work?” Mama, that is the wrong question to ask. Ask instead, “What is God calling me to? And can I fulfil it better as a stay at home mother or as a work out of home mother? But do you know what Is God calling you to? Do you know what your assignment from the Lord is? Are you fulfilling it? Read more…
There is no denying it. Words HAVE the power to build up or to tear down and we don’t want to be the foolish woman who tears down her house. Instead, we want to speak life into our children’s and husband’s lives, and even into our own lives. But how? Especially for those of us who are used to speaking negatively rather than in a life-giving manner.
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Do YOU want to stay home with your children? Because not everyone does. Is staying home to care for your children your heart’s desire but you are not sure how exactly to make it work? Erin Odom’s new offering You Can Stay Home to Raise Your Children can help. She has a lot of practical, not just theoretical tips and tricks. Read more…
The teen years is an unpredictable season. One moment you think you have it nailed and the next you feel like an absolute failure.
And because what “works” today may not the next, I don’t think it is responsible of me to share it as if it is even a solution. It could very well have been a fluke shot. So how now? Read more …. Read more…
We are living in the 21st Century. Do we still need a Titus 2 Woman in our lives? In this day where any information can easily be had in one click, it may seem that there is no longer a need for a Titus 2 Woman in our lives. But I beg to differ. Sure we can get information easily now. But there is nothing like a **real-life** person you can share life with. Read more…
Who are you? How differently do you behave with the different groups of people you interact with? Will your children or husband be shocked when they see you in different environments? Do they truly know you? Do our private and public personas match? Read more…
Motherhood, like labour and delivery, is hard. And, like labour and delivery, we can choose to work with God or stumble our way through and make things more difficult. We CAN do this because it is God who has called to be mothers (yes, He did!), and He will equip us. Read more…