When I chose full-time motherhood over my career in the early 1990s, the culture was engaged in the Mommy Wars. Commentators and the media were battling the benefit of having a stay-at-home mother versus a working mother. The debate is one to ...
When I chose full-time mothering for my four children, I tried to make an informed decision. Would being available, especially to young children, be of value to them? Research suggests that there are enormous benefits to the child. Solid ...
The realistic side of full-time mothering is that it's not always a bed of roses. I remember the first time I told my husband, "I don't want to be the mom today." One of the kids refused to go to sleep, one was throwing up, the house was a mess ...
Sometimes God has to get my attention through a whack on the side of the head. For me, that whack came in the form of our one biological daughter, who was born seventeen months after our first daughter. We had two babies drinking from bottles and ...
As a young, newly married, I spent my days dealing with murderers, drug dealers, and burglars – and I loved it. It was interesting to me to hear their thoughts and sometimes bizarre rationalizations for their behavior. One young mother ...
