“Does she cry often? She seems so happy all the time…” The question was asked at a recent church gathering, an enquiry about our little baby’s cheerful demeanour. Dressed in her sweet little church gown, her soft baby head covered in her lacy bonnet, I felt like I was holding a sweet little piece of […]
“For years, while raising children, a mother’s time is never her own, her own needs have to be kept in second place, and every time she turns around a hand is reaching out and demanding something. Hence, a mother raising children, perhaps in a more privileged way even than a professional contemplative, is forced, almost […]
“The mother has then so much in her power that she can not only determine to a great extend what kind of infancy the child shall have, but also whether her own duties therein shall be heavy or light. {preparing dinner before 8:30 a.m. in the morning; this daily habit makes my day run […]
Mother, oh mother, come shake out your cloth! Empty the dustpan, poison the moth, Hang out the washing and butter the bread, Sew on a button and make up a bed. Where is the mother whose house is so shocking? She’s up in the nursery, blissfully rocking! Oh, cleaning and scrubbing will wait till tomorrow, […]
“Would you love to be involved in a world-changing ministry? Do you want to feel useful and do something that impacts society? I want to encourage you, mother, that as you embrace your calling of motherhood to receive the babies God wants to give you and raise them to contend for the faith and […]
