Mississippi Mom Blog

March 20, 2019

The God Who Makes All Things New

The sun is shining, birds are chirping, and it's the official first day of spring. After weeks of rain, I feel as refreshed as the green grass is starting to look. It's like the world is waking up and starting over. Fresh. Bushes and trees that seemed dead a week ago are blooming, full of life and light and vibrant colors. The air is crisp and cool and full of expectation because something new is happening. How can you not love spring? Even when it comes covered in pollen. Because we all need new beginnings. And spring is a reminder that we serve the God who gives them. After all, God: takes ...

March 6, 2019

Rescuing Teen Mothers in Kenya

Happy Wednesday, everyone! I want to kick this week's Encouraging Word Wednesday off by announcing the winner of last week's giveaway! Congratulations, Angel Penn! Email your mailing address to me at charlie at mississippimom.com, and I'll send a copy of Learnable Moments for Moms your way! If you haven't read Angel's blog, visit today! She writes so many encouraging posts about marriage and faith. Check it out! Speaking of learning as moms, I have to say that one of the best gifts God gave me as a new mom was the gift of other women who had "been there, done that." I'll never forget the day my older sister drove an hour just to ...

February 27, 2019

Learnable Moments for Moms

Join us today for Encouraging Word Wednesday, a book review and a giveaway! I'll never forget the moment I realized my children were watching and learning from everything I do. I was preparing dinner, chopping vegetables and not paying much attention to what my small daughter was doing. She, however, was paying complete attention to what I was doing and was following me step by step. She went to her room and found her sliceable fruit and veggies and her little wooden knife and brought them to the kitchen and proceeded to follow every move I made. I heard my husband chuckle then he looked at me and said, "You are is so much ...

February 22, 2019

Meet My Mississippi – Book Review

You're invited to Meet My Mississippi with an enchanting book about our intriguing state! One of my favorite things about blogging is getting to know other writers and occasionally having the opportunity to review new books. When someone reaches out and asks if I'd be interested in reading a new book, I'm always excited. Especially when that book is about my home state. When Patricia Neely-Dorsey sent me a copy of Meet My Mississippi, I was thrilled. Mississippi is full of rich history and culture, but people from other places don't always know about the beauty of our state or the abundance of literary and musical talent that ...

February 20, 2019

Let Faith Be the Legacy You Leave

I hope you'll join us for Encouraging Word Wednesday this week and that this brief look at the life of David and what we can learn from it will encourage your faith today! Sometimes, I can read entire chapters of the Bible and be struck by only a handful of words. They stay with me, convicting or comforting, offering wisdom when it's needed. That's exactly what happened as I read the last few chapters of Nehemiah this week. Out of all the words I read, these are the ones my mind is full of: "David the man of God." He's mentioned that way in Nehemiah 12:24 and again in verse 36. Nehemiah could have said "King David," ...