Intentional Motherhood

Teaching Big Truths to Little Kids – The Lord’s Supper

May 23, 2013 Intentional Motherhood
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I remember one particular occasion when our oldest child sat with me during what she refers to as “big people worship service.” The believing community took part in communion during the service. And as the bread and juice trays were being passed she excitedly whispered, “What’s this for?” I promised to explain everything and told [...]

Tagged as: catechism, children, Lord's Supper

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The Mortification of This Mother’s Sin

May 15, 2013 Intentional Motherhood
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by Priya Samuel It’s that dreadful time of the year again. School exams! Not my school exams, but my kids’. But it feels like their exam time is more like mine because I’m the one planning every detail of their preparation and learning (not to mention all the worrying I do on their behalf). A [...]

Tagged as: 1 Peter 1, covetousness, encouragement, gospel, mortification of sin, motherhood, sin

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Treasuring God After My Miscarriage

May 10, 2013 Intentional Motherhood
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by Kristen Narara I usually look forward to Mother’s Day and anticipate the handmade gifts and sweet cuddles I will receive from my son. But this Mother’s Day, along with many other women around the world, I anticipate tears and moments of bittersweet reflection. We lost our second child recently. My son and I were [...]

Tagged as: gospel, grief, hope, miscarriage, motherhood, Philippians 4, resurrection

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The Struggle to Trust God with My Child’s Salvation

May 8, 2013 Intentional Motherhood
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by Lindsey Carlson Seeing my children struggle with sin makes me squirmy. Whether they’re back-talking during bath time, squabbling with siblings, deceiving, or disobeying, I fear for their future. What if their foolishness or hard-heartedness is only beginning to show? What if they stay dead in sin fooor-evvvv-er? More than anything, I want my children [...]

Tagged as: children, motherhood, Romans 3, sin, trusting God

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Grace for a mother’s heart idol

March 20, 2013 Intentional Motherhood
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Excerpt from Staci Eastin‘s book The Organized Heart: A Woman’s Guide to Conquering Chaos (Cruciform Press, 2011) “A few years ago at a birthday part with my children, another mother pulled me aside and told me that my child had talked back to her. She was embarrassed to tell me, but as my friend, she [...]

Tagged as: gospel, heart issues, motherhood, Organized Heart

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Note to Self: Don’t Forget This

March 13, 2013 Intentional Motherhood
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by Beverly Chao Berrus Like a washing machine going through wash, rinse, repeat — so my days as a mom can feel like some endless cycle of everyday. As I loaded the dishwasher today, I started thinking about some of my friends who are faithful Christian mothers whose days don’t look like mine. I thought [...]

Tagged as: 1 Peter 1, grace, identity, roles

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Catechism is a Blessing to Mommy, Too

March 12, 2013 Intentional Motherhood

by Gloria Furman If you have children, you live with little theologians. You don’t need to have a degree from a seminary or Bible college to theologize. If you have thoughts about God, then that makes you a theologian. Children love to articulate their thoughts and questions about God. And nothing stretches my faith quite [...]

Tagged as: catechism, children, discipleship, faith

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Book Recommendation – Christ in the Chaos

March 1, 2013 Good Reading
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My friend Kimm Crandall has written a book for moms who need the grace and love of Jesus Christ. I can’t think of a greater recommendation than this for her book because every page has grace written all over it. As a sinner who is a mother, by God’s grace I’ve been made aware of [...]

Tagged as: books, gospel, motherhood

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The Happy, Humble Work of a Mother

February 27, 2013 Inspiring Homemaking
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by Melissa McDonald I just had a serious talk with my two-year-old as she bounced on a red rubber donkey wearing an inflatable crown. We talked about all the reasons you shouldn’t play with the potty seat. Then she bounced around in circles until she fell off of the donkey. She giggled the way only [...]

Tagged as: Colossians 3, homemaking, humility, joy, motherhood, Philippians 2, pride

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Future Grace > All My Fears

February 23, 2013 Devotional Mundane

“Future Grace, Baby!” When I was pregnant with our first child it seemed like all of my related worries were shrouded in the mystery of the unknown. And now with our fourth child on the way, even in the midst of exuberant joy and thankfulness for this new life, worries creep into my imagination like [...]

Tagged as: future grace

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Soldier, Athlete, Farmer… Mom

December 29, 2012 Intentional Motherhood
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by Gloria Furman One morning last week at 5:00am the static on the baby monitor came alive. I could hear my preschooler calling for help. Fever. Wet bed. Tears. Vomit. Nurse Mommy to the rescue! My sweet girl spent most of the day lying on the couch when she preferred to be wading in the [...]

Tagged as: discipleship, Matthew 28

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Don’t Despise the Day of Small Things

December 20, 2012 Devotional Mundane
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by Gloria Furman Today was a day of small things. Except for that diaper incident. That was fairly epic. And that struggle with a daughter who needed to complete a worksheet for kindergarten. My sinful response needlessly turned it into a much bigger deal. Then in the midst of all this I had that dark, [...]

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Tagged as: contentment, gospel, Hebrews 12, Revelation 19, Revelation 5

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