Category Archives: AllMomDoes

My 19-year-old middle daughter Katie had been alive this time last month, and now she was gone—struck down by a ruptured cerebral aneurysm just a month after completing her freshman year of coll...

Moms, remember just a couple of months ago when the kids started back to school and life seemed chaotic? I was thinking how in my house it feels like we have just reached a routine and daily chaos has...

My daughter sat on the floor with her dresser drawers open, surrounded by fabric casualties. She repeated the phrase that so many of us utter in the early morning hours--'I don't have anything to wear...

It starts early, doesn't it dear momma. The feelings of guilt and the pang in your chest of "if only." You see your friends and what they are doing for their children for Christmas. You see the catalo...

During my early to mid-twenties, I found myself in a strained relationship with one of the most important people in my life, my mom. It was hard and awkward and painful. For both of us. The combinatio...

Can I just take a moment to say how disappointed I am?    Tonight, my heart is sad. My heart is heavy. For my friends who are moms, for my family who are moms, for my l...

Do you ever have moments when you wonder if God really deserves our thanks? If so, you are not alone. I can think back on many instances in my own life when I truly wondered if G...

Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. (1 Thessalonians 5:18, NIV)  Praise the Lord. Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love en...

If you have a college-bound student in your home you’ve likely had a thought or two about how to pay for higher education. You’ve also probably heard about the FAFSA. As the gov...

1 Thessalonians 5:18 - Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. (NIV) I received some bad news recently, followed by some more bad news, followed...