How Do We Know Our Identity In Christ? (Can We Talk Series)
What does it mean to be a Christian? It seems simply, we've all known this since summer camp: Put your faith in Christ and you get eternal life. But is that what Jesus taught us? What did Jesus say about his power for our lif...
Spring in the Pacific Northwest Can Be Weird
Spring in the Pacific Northwest is a weird time. One minute the sun is shining and the next we have torrential rain. Those of us who have lived here for a while are used to the temperamental weather and we make accommodations...
We Got Healthy Children Wrong
Jonathan Haidt’s new book changes the tech conversation. From this moment onward, no one can respond to concerns about tech with “nuh uh” and be taken seriously. The research has been compiled, the conversat...
Children as Little Guardians
As parents, we should protect our children from the dangers in this world. Along with that, our role as a guardian includes teaching our kids how to protect and guard their own hearts. We are our children's hedge, but at some...
Dear Mom, It's Okay to Accept Help
Reading through Proverbs 31, most ladies will admit to being intimidated by the Proverbs 31 wife. I've often asked myself how I could ever measure up to that super high standard!? On my own I absolutely cannot. However, thank...
5 Days of Spring Cleaning: Day 5 - Laundry Stripping
I love topping off a clean house with having clean sheets on the beds. My husband and I have a good routine of washing the sheets every Sunday pretty much without fail. A few years ago, I came across something called laundry ...
How Can We Know God? (Can We Talk Series)
We can know God. Not just as a theory, or a vague idea, but as a person to interact with, talk to, and be loved by. Today we discuss how we can know God, why it's reasonable and relevant to do so, and what knowing the God of ...
5 Days of Spring Cleaning: Day 4 - Tackle the Car
As a mom who commutes most days to work and who has kids in sports, I spend countless hours in my car each week. Not only does my car get used to chauffer my kids and often their friends, it often gets used as a kitchen as my...
Fixing the Unfixable Marriage with Tim and Kathy Bush
Substance abuse, infidelity, tons of generational baggage, and plenty of pain, Tim and Kathy Bush shouldn't still be married today...but they are. They join AllMomDoes host Julie Lyles Carr for a frank discussion of where the...
The World and the Devil (Three Temptations of Tech, Part 2)
Martin Luther, in summarizing many church fathers and mothers, cited the three temptations that draw us away from God: The flesh, the world, and the devil. Technology offers the same three distractions from God's best for us,...
5 Days of Spring Cleaning: Day 3 - Tackle a Bathroom
Day one of spring cleaning was focused on a good surface clean to help jump start that satisfaction of a clean house. I love giving my house a regular surface clean but every now and then a deep clean is a must. Especially on...
5 Days of Spring Cleaning: Day 2 - Pick a Closet, Cupboard or Drawer
I love uncluttering but it can be incredibly overwhelming. I have had many times where I empty out multiple closets and cupboards in one swoop resulting in days upon days of items just sitting out making my house look even mo...
God on the Go: Against the Crowd - Car Quiz
It's Car Quiz time!! We're reviewing facts and trivia from previous episodes on peer pressure, motion sickness, bullying, food allergies, and crowd conformity. You don't have to stress about this quiz! It's just fun going bac...
5 Days of Spring Cleaning: Day 1 Surface Clean
Someone asked in a meeting the other day what others were looking forward to for the Spring season. Many said gardening, taking long walks or driving and looking at pretty flowers. I piped in with what is truly my favorite Sp...