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.
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.
{Faith & Motherhood} The Solution to Selfishness: Parenthood
Want to control—or even eliminate—selfishness? I have the perfect solution! Have a baby!
{Faith & Motherhood} Developing My Child’s ‘Character’: The Greatest Ghostwriting Gig Ever
I'm helping to write the first few chapters of my daughter’s life, so that I don't miss the opportunity to inject lessons that she'd never come up with on her own.
{Faith & Motherhood} The Joy in Tears: A Mother Learns the Benefit Of A Good Cry
There was a time when I would have viewed my tears, not as a way to cleanse my soul or to release the heaviness of heartache and pain, but as a sign of weakness. As if being weak (as in vulnerable) is a bad thing. It isn’t.
{Faith & Motherhood} When Your Reflection Talks Back
For most of us, our children are our second chance. And I don’t mean in a Joe Jackson, Kris Jenner kind of way either. We...
{Faith & Motherhood} Grace for the Ignorant: The Jesus I Want My Daughter to Know
I love Jesus. I do. And I want to teach my daughter to love Jesus, too. I want her to meet this awesome Power that...
{Faith & Motherhood} I Am Enough: Hearing Baby Girl’s Laughter Reminds a Mom To Find Her Joy
Her giggle is infectious. No, for real. If you heard my daughter laughing, I’m confident you would burst into a snicker of your own. Even...
{Faith & Motherhood} Finding—and Modeling—Contentment, For My Daughter’s Sake
Who do I need to pay to get this child completely potty-trained? Between crockpot meal prep, editing deadlines, teaching, freelance writing and blah, blah,...
{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...
