The Value Of Brown Girls: Care About #BringBackOurGirls Because it’s the Right Thing To Do
How do we become more compassionate toward everyone regardless of familiarity, locale or race?
Forget About Facebook and Focus On The Real “Apple” of Our Eyes
Does your obsession with social media keep you from being truly present with your children? This mom asks the tough question.
Black Children and Role Models: Remember, Somebody’s Watching Me (Us)
Sometimes it's the subtle things that children notice and internalize that make a difference in their life's journey.
A Personal Resurrection: How I Got Over Myself When It Came to Easter
It was easy for this Christian mom to criticize churchgoers who show up only on Easter. Then this happened.
What Educational Excellence Looks Like
She's no "Tiger Mom." But our Faith & Motherhood columnist knows a thing or two about how to coax excellence out of our babies.
Nothing Even Matters: A Poetic Prophecy for My Little Girl
In celebration of National Poetry Month, a poem celebrating brown mommies and baby girls.
Will vs. Wisdom: What Toddler’s Terrible Twos Tells Us About Ourselves
This mom secretly loves (and recognizes!) her toddler's fearlessness. But she hopes her daughter learns to trust those who love her when they warn of the dangers ahead.
The Fragile Fierceness of Faith—and What it Means to Write About It
Just the mere mention of faith sends internet trolls into a frenzy. But this mom's got some strong words of her own for those who have a problem with her beliefs.
Lean In and Have It All—Finding Work/Life Balance, YOUR Way
Being a good mom and wife and leading a purpose-driven life is important to moms. Tracey Michae'l Lewis-Giggetts explains how she balances the three.
Mothers Like Me: Wrestling with ‘Love My Enemies,’ Especially Those Who Kill Our Babies
When it comes to forgiving the killers of Trayvon Martin and Jordan Davis, a Christian mom wrestles with her faith's mandate to "love my enemies."
