Mama Archive

Dear Mom, A quick-tempered person finds themselves in all kinds of trouble. You either know someone with a short fuse, or sweet Mom – it’s you! Oftentimes we bury hurt and pain, without ever taking the time to work through it, and unfortunately, that …

Dear Mom, When my oldest child was 15, the others were 13, 11, 3, 2. Raising older ones, and little ones at the same time, felt like I was being s-t-r-e-t-c-h-e-d as a mother – somewhat similar to an elastic band. Perhaps you …

Dear Mom, All the books in the world doesn’t prepare you for the reality of parenting. Thankfully, we have a Heavenly Father who understands us, and understands our children, perfectly. I was talking to a mom with identical twins, and she said in …

Dear Mom, There were many times, in my decades of mothering five children, that I didn’t know what to do. Thankfully, I knew, who did know what I should do. At this point, I would climb the stairs to my bedroom, close the …

Dear Mom, If you are parenting on your own, allow me to encourage you today, through the single mother Hagar in the Bible. She was used, mistreated and thrown away; probably exactly how you feel. Hagar only had God, and no doubt, sobbed …

Dear Mom, Questions. We have all wondered why certain things have happened in our lives. However, while reading through the book of Job, I have my doubts that Job would recommend questioning God’s actions. He tried demanding answers from God and when God …

  Dear Mom, I was visiting with a close friend one day and poured my heart out to her. Things had been going dreadfully wrong for months and day-to-day mothering was getting the best of me. Over a cup of coffee, I exclaimed, …