By Melissa Dennis
Originally published in Be Still Magazine, issue 11
I’ve done things in my short life thus far that seemed at one point to be the most significant landmarks—even highlights due to the event’s noteworthiness. Running the Great Wall of China marveling at God’s power and glory, laying my head to rest on a concrete floor in India with a room full of orphans.…
By Stefanie Boyles
Staff Writer for the Daily Grace Co.
What did you want to be when you were a kid?
When I was a young girl, I knew in my heart that my greatest desire was to be a mom.…
By Jana White
Staff Writer for The Daily Grace Co.
I’m writing this post to clear the air among many Christian moms out there. There is a phenomenon among Christian moms that puts two sets of moms on opposite sides and we have chosen to subtly wage war against one another.…
By Rachel Kang
Originally published in Be Still Magazine, Issue 9.
You bring the baby home, snuggle her tight, and wrap her warm. You nestle your nose into her neck, over her forehead, across her cheek. She wiggles and squirms, breathes a faint and innocent sigh, all the while your insides melt and, altogether, you come undone.…
By Kristyn Perez
Lamp and Light leader for The Daily Grace Co.
The other day I asked my kids if they knew how many hairs they had on their heads. They answered with typical 4-year old answers, “A lot! Is it 50 mama?…
By Stefanie Boyles
Staff writer for The Daily Grace Co.
I am a non-conventional pastor’s wife – my husband is an Active Duty Chaplain in the U.S. Army. He preaches most Sunday evenings to students in one of the toughest military leadership courses in the world – Ranger School. …
By Ashley Price
Guest Contributor
It was two weeks after welcoming our sweet baby into the world that I began crying out of the blue while snuggling him all curled up on my chest. I thought maybe I had a touch of baby blues and blamed it on all the hormone changes and being overtired.…
Avoiding a meltdown at any given moment in any given place.
Waiting for an hour while toddler causally eats breakfast. lunch. and dinner. (I thought I ate slow!)
A tantrum in the middle of a store or restaurant.
A curt remark to my toddler after she asks for a snack for the hundred millionth time within 20 minutes.…
One of my favorite quotes is by Goethe, and it reads, “Cease endlessly striving for what you want to do and learn to love what must be done”. It sits on my windowsill by my kitchen sink – I can conveniently read it while doing the dishes. …
When I was pregnant, the thought of being responsible for another human being was intimidating. Actually, it was downright terrifying. Meeting my baby’s physical needs seemed like a daunting task in itself, but it was quickly overshadowed by the thought of meeting their emotional and social needs.…