Last month I shared a post about my vanity and low self-confidence in the outer beauty department. In that time frame that I saw our daughter adopting my terrible habit of avoiding pictures and hating what she saw in the mirror, God has been working on my heart. Sometimes with the bluntness of a sledgehammer,…
Hold Your Peace Sara L. Foust The Lord shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace. Exodus 14:14 KJV We are all most likely familiar with the phrase uttered at weddings, “Speak now or forever hold your peace.” But holding my peace isn’t something I’ve ever really thought about outside of that one particular setting….
In light of all of the things in the news lately, Focus on the Family wanted to host a big event to celebrate life and to help the world understand the value of children. This event will be live in Times Square and will include the live broadcast of a 4D ultrasound. Your prayer is…
Once the motherhood journey begins, there are so many labels. Nursing Mom. Bottle feeding Mother. Working Mom. Work-from-Home Mother. Stay-at-Home (but people, she’s working, trust me!) Mom. Tired Mom. Mad Mom. I’ve been many of these, more than once. Lately, deep down, I’ve discovered another part of my motherhood. I’m jealous. Sure, I envied the…
It was a Friday night where I had places to be, but not quite yet. I didn’t have a ton of time, so I was mapping out where I needed to go versus the time I had to accomplish it. The store in question wasn’t open much longer. Sure, if I drove NASCAR-style, I’d be…
One perk of writing/blogging is that publishers and agencies find me and ask if I’ll take a look/listen/watch at their product and share my thoughts. Over the years I’ve read amazing books, some not-so-amazing. I’ve enjoyed uplifting music, and watched a variety of movies. This time around, I was able to preview the animated movie…