{Faith & Motherhood} Ten Life Lessons For My Baby Girl
After months of worrying whether my baby girl would “stick” or not (because of previous miscarriages) and finally settling into what ended up being a...
{Faith & Motherhood} Water-Walking Into Motherhood After Miscarriages and Others’ Doubt
“Shortly before dawn Jesus went out to them, walking on the lake. When the disciples saw him walking on the lake, they were terrified. “It’s...
{Faith & Motherhood} A Letter To My Daughter: Lessons On Stepping Out On Faith
Somewhere inside every mom is this desire to share her heart with her children. Not just the basics on life and living but the real...
Faith and Motherhood: What Does Homeless “Look” Like? A Mom Gives Herself A Reality Check
By TRACEY MICHAE’L LEWIS-GIGGETTS Sometimes you just have to check yourself. I know I do. And when I don’t, sometimes God does the checking. For...
The Pretty Red Door: A Mother Finds God’s Beauty Through the Eyes Of Her Child
So when you buy a house that’s 85 years old, it’s inevitable that you will spend a good portion of the first few years fixing,...
A Mother’s Worst Fear: Learning How To Embrace It—And Then Let It Go
It was an ordinary day. Except that it wasn’t. My daughter and I were making our usual trek into downtown Philadelphia and to her daycare...
Becoming Mommy: Losing My Old Self, Embracing the New Me Is A Delicate Dance
Since my daughter, MaKayla, was born eight months ago, I’ve been two-faced. Not in the colloquial sense of the word; as in pretending to be...
The Obamas On Easter Sunday: Sasha and Malia Remind Me How Far I’ve Fallen As A Mother
Looking at pictures of President Obama walking with his beautiful family to Easter service at St. John’s Church got me all nostalgic about the big...
