By Christi Straub Nobody can really prepare us for the chaos, unpredictability, and self-imposed guilt that accompanies becoming a parent. Well-intentioned people may try to prepare you for the sleepless nights, colic, and grocery store tantrums, but let’s be honest, you can’t really be prepared until you encounter them. Instead, it was something more subtle,… View Post
Navigating Finances in Marriage
Originally posted on LifeWay Women All Access Last week, my husband Josh and I went to the eye doctor. I wear glasses for driving at night or watching a movie at the theatre, neither of which happen very often these days. (#parentlife) So when I put them on a few weeks ago Josh looked at… View Post
The One Step to Overcome Discouragement (And Why Uber-Bubbly People Don’t Help)
If you’re a mom, and anything like me, you felt discouraged in the past 5 minutes — likely with your own parenting. Sometimes though, I find discouragement lingers. You know those days. When you feel “less-than,” self-conscious, and wish you could just avoid people. When evenings in baggy sweats and Netflix seem far more appealing than… View Post
Am I Really a Mom?
This past May, I attended my first-ever Mother’s Day breakfast at my son’s preschool. As I sat there—emotional—I wondered, “What am I doing here pretending to be a mom?” There were flowers and tablecloths and Mother’s Day poems read about the great task of being a mother, and I sat there thinking—“Is this really me?”… View Post