It Could Have Been Me: When Stupidity Means Death and Other Fears of a Mother
Everyone—Black children included—has the right to make bad choices and mistakes as a teen, and live to tell the tale.
Start With the Heart: How To Teach Children To Do the Right Thing
This mom wants her child to do the right thing because it's in her heart to do so—not because she's afraid of doing wrong.
The Problem with Parenting From Your Own Pain
Fear is an awful foundation for parenting because the only fruit it can bear is more fear. Soon enough, we must surrender the fate of our children to God.
Forget 2014 New Year Resolutions: Try this REVOLUTION For Moms & Dads
Forget about the resolutions. Focusing on the process, rather than the goal, will have you winning every time.
Jesus vs. Santa Claus: Why Parents on Both Sides of the Issue Need to Get Over Themselves
Is it possible to have a child believe in Santa Claus and still teach them about the birth of a Savior, the true meaning of Christmas?
For Working Mothers Who’ve Considered Nannies But Realize Their Babies Are Totally Awesome
So can we have some real talk? Good. When my daughter was born, I struggled long and hard about what we’d do when I went...
The Lord Will Make a Way: When Tragedy Reminds Us To Be Faithful and Trust God [For R’ Mani]
The brutal death of a child and her pregnant mother reminds a mother to embrace the instincts God gives us—because He never steers us wrong.
What Matters Most On Thanksgiving Day and Every Day
A MyBrownBaby Thanksgiving treat!
Zero Years a Slave: Setting my Child Free from Generational Bondages
Watching "Twelve Years A Slave" made Tracey Michae'l Lewis-Giggetts think long and hard about her own mental/emotional bondage, and ways she can avoid passing along her baggage to her daughter.
