For the Everyday Warriors We Call Mom

Real life, real moms, real stories...

Being purposeful doesn’t mean taking everything super-seriously, it just means thinking about things we may not otherwise think about in the busyness of life.

We’ve all been placed in this time and place in history, as the tribe of women who are raising the world. And the beauty of it is that we don’t all have to agree with one another but everyone is in and we all need each other.

You know, many times it’s not our children who have a hard time assuming new roles and responsibilities around the house—the problem lies with us. We don’t want to let go of the feeling of being needed and important.

Kids are very experientially-oriented. While they may be bored to tears if you try to talk them through the differences between Buddhism and Christianity, many would take interest in learning about Buddhism after actually visiting a Buddhist temple.

Trillia Newbell is the author of Fear and Faith: Finding the Peace Your Heart Craves (2015) and United: Captured by God’s Vision for Diversity (2014). Her writings on issues of faith, family, and diversity have been published in the Knoxville News-Sentinel, Desiring God, True Woman, Christianity Today, The Gospel Coalition, and more.

Nancy and her husband, David, have a twenty-something son, Matt, and have had two children, a daughter, Hope, and a son, Gabriel, who were born with a rare genetic disorder called Zellweger Syndrome and each lived six months.

For more than a decade, author Tricia Goyer has drawn from her experiences as a teen mother and leader of today’s generation, to be a voice of hope and possibility for teen girls, pregnant teens, mothers and wives.

Motherhood is not a hobby, it is a calling. When you prioritize your children, you are publicly testifying that you value what God values and refuse to value what the world does.

As president of Proverbs 31 Ministries, Lysa and her team have led thousands to make their walk with God an invigorating journey through daily online devotionals, radio programs, online Bible studies, speaker/writing training, and more.

Focus on the Family magazine is a marriage and parenting magazine that will help your family thrive in Christ. In this bimonthly publication, you'll find age-specific parenting advice, inspiring profiles, marriage tips, faith-based family activities, a

o many parenting books today teach that if your kids do such-and-such than you are a success. But Tony Evans brings a refreshing message to all parents … your parenting success is not dependent on the fragile choices of your kids.

My house is a mess, my kitchen chair is covered in glitter glue and I just stuffed an entire load of clean, dry laundry into a laundry basket without folding it. The last time I attempted a craft with my kids, it ended in a tempra-paint induced meltdown (from me, not my kids). I’m not particularly organized or style-savvy or discipline-wise.

If you're like many moms, you can rattle off your list of "failures." Tune in as Julie Barnhill, author of Motherhood: The Guilt That Keeps on Giving, offers encouragement to help overcome unreasonable expectations and find new joy in parenting.

I’ve never heard of a mother who doesn’t worry about her children. Some of us are obsessive worriers, others are a little less concerned, but all of us worry to some degree. It is just a part of a mother’s job description! When they are infants we worry whether they are seriously ill or just Continue »

Encouragement for moms just like you

Dear Mom, you are mighty!

In a discussion based on her book (un)Natural Mom, Hettie Brittz outlines the four main personality types of moms, unpacks the positive and negative traits of each, and explains how a mom can have a thriving relationship with her children by harmonizing her personality type with theirs. (Part 1 of 2)

Give kids the tough love they need so they’ll develop into independent adults.

Our job as Christian moms is huge and serious, but that doesn’t mean we’re meant to carry the heaviness of it alone.

In Brave Mom, Sherry Surratt, president and CEO of MOPS International, shares honestly and openly about the fears every mom struggles with. From worry about your child's safety and health to wondering if you are a good parent, to fears about your marriage and loss of self-identity, Sherry comes alongside every mom with practical, real, and hopeful help for these common fears that we're all afraid to talk about.

Jen Wilkin on embracing the sacred task of motherhood, no matter the season of life.

Lisa-Jo Baker tells her touching story of how God changed her heart about becoming a mom after she had vowed to never have children.

Authors Jill Savage and Anne McClane offer advice on overcoming common challenges that moms often face in their relationships with other moms.