Street Preachin’: The Loudest Sermon You’ll Never Hear
Can a "good" Christian love Tupac, protest the SCOTUS Hobby Lobby decision AND love Jesus and say that out loud?
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.
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."
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.
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...