Tag Archives: motherhood

Sanctification in Motherhood

by Christina Fox, in category Motherhood
CHRISTINA FOX|EDITOR I don’t know about you, but when I was expecting my first child and thinking about what motherhood would be like, I didn’t factor in the problem of sin and what its impact would be on my mothering. Before I became a mom, I pictured motherhood to be like the sweet mother and… Read More

The Back to School Weirds

by Christina Fox, in category Motherhood
MEG FLOWERS|GUEST Back to school gives me all the feels. I have a wise, loving friend who is a mama of grown children. She describes “back to school” as a release—a way we send our children into another layer of the broken world, and our mama hearts into a deeper place of trust. Each year… Read More

Finding Contentment in Motherhood

by Christina Fox, in category Motherhood
EMILY DAGOSTIN|GUEST Last year the stomach bug held my whole family hostage the week before Thanksgiving, so I turned to the one foolproof, self-medicating outlet within my grasp: Netflix. Since I was able to keep down a few saltine crackers, I decided my stomach could handle viewing a few episodes of The Great British Baking… Read More

It’s a MOB Scene

by Christina Fox, in category Motherhood
RENEE MATHIS|CONTRIBUTOR Mother of the Bride. If weddings aren’t a better snapshot for motherhood in general, I don’t know what would be. Here you are trying to control a zillion details and people, none of whom sit still long enough to get in a coherent word, there’s lots of money involved, oh and tears… and… Read More

When Mommy Grows Up

by Christina Fox, in category Motherhood
LEAH FARISH|GUEST With every succeeding Mother’s Day, I am challenged to reevaluate my role in my kids’ lives. Now that they are taller than I am, I am thinking perhaps it’s time for a “laying off of hands” ceremony. It’s a hard thing to launch people into the world when you secretly know that they… Read More

The Father’s Love

by Christina Fox, in category Motherhood
CHRISTINA FOX|EDITOR Have you ever lost sight of your child in a crowd? Maybe you were separated for just a moment, but in that one moment, your heart skipped several beats. There are two lost child moments that stick out in my mind with my own children. Once we were at the San Diego Zoo… Read More