You know the voices. The constant stream of what you’re not doing right or could be doing better. I don’t think I’m the only one who hears them. The voices leave me feeling inadequate, incapable, shameful, anxious, searching, spinning, spiraling. They come at me 24/7—most often from a small rectangular screen. We voluntarily stare at… View Post
4 Healthy “Rhythms” Moms Need to Fight Weakness
“The enemy wants us to think giving into weakness isn’t a big deal.”
I read this in a Facebook devotional the other day—at least that is my version of what it said. Because of the little people that live under our roof, I haven’t slept in about four years—so my memory isn’t what it used to be.View Post
What My iPhone Stole From Me
by Christi Straub The first thing I reach for the in morning. The last thing I say goodnight to before bed. Always within arms reach. If not, I search until I find it. How could I live without it? Present in all my moments—the stressful, the memorable, the mundane. An ever-constant presence. Dulling the pain, lulling my anxious heart, entertaining my… View Post
A Letter To My Daughter — For Moms Of Difficult Ones
by Christi Straub I always hate that inevitable new baby question from well meaning friends and strangers alike, “Is she a good baby?” It infers that some babies are inherently good and others are inherently bad. No, she’s not a bad baby. But she is difficult. I’ve learned there are two basic categories of… View Post