Brave Moms Raise Wildly Brave Kids

It’s no secret my siblings and I were raised by wolves. Being the product of a desert-raised dweller growing up in the 80’s, my mom’s philosophy to mothering was this, “Outside!” My five siblings and I spent hours on end out of eyesight, playing in the gullies and washes of our Arizona home. We only came home at dusk or to be fed or when someone needed stitches; and we didn’t return to the house until our wildly concocted stories matched of why Child A hit her head on a pipe. Besides, mom didn’t really need to know the reason why …

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How to raise kids with holy hearts

Venomous words came out of my small mouth without even thinking. When the church lady asked how I liked my new baby sister, I answered her with jealous words of a displaced youngest who was suddenly in the middle after 7 years. My mother’s wounded glance awakened my prideful spirit as we walked to the car. Back home, she handed me the phone to apologize for my words. I apologized with my mouth, but my heart was angry. I felt far away from my changing family and from the God we had worshiped that morning at the church building. An …

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Join the MOMs for New Start 15!

Today is the first day of New Start 15 and the MOMs would love to have you join us! We’re taking the month of January to renew our commitment to understanding God’s call to holiness and His plan for us to be godly moms. Different MOMs and friends of The MOM Initiative team will be posting around the blogosphere this month, and we’ll be using truths from the New Start 15 reading plan. We’ll share here at The MOM Initiative during some days of January, as well. If you join us, you can plan to enjoy these benefits: Benefits of …

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Are you ready for a New Start mom?

Dear moms, we made it!  It’s the last day of the year. Some of us are dragging ourselves across the finish line, some are dancing through in a time of joy, and some of us are crawling over on prayerful knees.  Not a single one of us is perfect, and we are all in need of generous mommy-grace and wisdom. The transition from one year to the next is like a good cheeseball recipe or a blend of essential oils:  a little sweet, a little spice, and something to anchor it all. Moms may be: reflecting on this past year’s …

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