Off the Shelf: The Missional Mom

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Almost six years ago I was on the fast track.  Then, I left the workforce for maternity leave.  Before I knew it I had transitioned into the stay-at-home mom role.  It wasn’t really planned, it just happened.  Sure, I have missed the luxuries that  a second income often offers, but the time I have with [...]

The Successful Mother

Becoming a mother is a life altering experience.  The process begins when a woman realizes that another life, whom she will be responsible for, is developing inside her womb.  Motherhood is so much more than a giving birth.  It has no few prerequisites, to obtain the position and yet to be truly successful at it [...]

Thanks for Godly Mothers

Throughout the Bible we are given portraits of both good and bad mothers.  The Word of God highlights the many roles of mothers and the rewards that come along with the job.  Below you will find some verses that help shed some light on what a Godly mother is and why you are truly blessed [...]

Just a Reminder for all the Mothers

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According to Titus 2:5 it is important that a young woman keep her home. She is “to be self-controlled and pure, to be busy at home, to be kind, and to be subject to [her] husband, so that no one will malign the Word of God.”  Unfortunately, our society has taken this out of context and [...]

Godly Girls Invest in a Good Girdle

Godly Girls Invest in a Good Girdle By Valerie Ralston How many times have you read Proverbs 31 and wondered, “How can I possibly be this woman?” Well I have good news for you! The Bible is like a mirror, as you look into it, and start appropriating what it is reflecting back to you, [...]

Raising them Right…

And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.  Ephesians 6:4 As believers our first ministry is to our family.  We are to consistently live and teach the gospel to our children.  These gifts are our responsibility and none of us should want [...]

Keeping Up Appearances

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The doorbell rings and your heart flutters.  “I’m not expecting any company today,” you think to yourself.  You look around at the toys on the floor, the laundry basket in the corner and other miscellaneous items scattered around the room in frustration.  As you approach the door you attempt to gather yourself and put on [...]

Princess and the Frog

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Finally, we have the full trailer for Disney’s The Princess and the Frog, which features their first African-American princess!  Sure, they gave us the Shana and Thes Proud Family with Penny Proud to pacify us but, she was not a princess.  So, I’m sure many of you share the same sentiments that I did when [...]

11-Year-Old Hangs Himself

It is normal for us to feel that no child should ever proceed their parent in death.  Whether the cause is illness or senseless violence the pain is still severe.  It was heart-wrenching when I heard Sirdeaner Walker describe finding her 11-year-old son, Carl Joseph Walker-Hoover, hanging from an extension cord in his bedroom last [...]

National Autism Awareness Month 2009

April is National Autism Awareness Month.  Autism is the fastest-growing developmental disability in the U.S., affecting 1 in 150 children. Every 20 minutes, a child is diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder. Autism is more common than juvenile diabetes, childhood cancer, Down’s Syndrome and AIDS combined. It is one of our community’s most urgent needs. [...]