Yoda once said, "Do or do not. There is no try." Y'all, Yoda wasn't human. And, if there's anything I know about being human, it's this: Some days, the triumph IS the trying. Not the outcome, but the effort. As a mom, many days, all I can say is, "I'm trying." I'm trying to hold it together when it all seems to fall apart. I'm trying to teach them to ...
Faith
Treasure this: You’re free!
Don't you just love it when you happen across something beautiful in God's word? Something you've never seen before? The kind of thing that stops you in your tracks and sinks deep into your heart, transforming your thoughts and changing your perspective. In like a minute and a half. It's the kind of moment when you have no doubt that the word of God is living and active because God just ...
You are NEVER just a mom.
I've seen others do it. I've done it myself. That little half-shrug that goes with the standard response to the question, "So, what do you do?" "I'm just a mom." A little lie wrapped up in a shrug and sealed with a sort of half smile. But still a lie. Because you have never been "just" a mom. And neither have I. My pediatrician and I were talking about it this ...
Fear vs. Faith
Ok, this is a first for MississippiMom.com and for me, but I had something on my heart yesterday and wanted to share it with you in a more personal way than just putting words on a page. So I made a video. There's no editing because that would totally defeat the purpose. I did put on some lipstick, though, because I figured my grandmother would see the video and she does love ...