Author Archives: Julie Lyles Carr

So we school at home. Yes. And I work. Yes. While my work does take me in front of audiences and adult class settings, I primarily office from my house. Between women's ministry, speaking, writing, ru...

Like you need one more thing on your to-do list. I know, I know. But listen, this is important.Like really. For a lot of us, it comes pretty naturally, the urge to nur...

Would you like to know what age we allow our kids to begin dating? To wear makeup? When they’re allowed to get their ears pierced? Or what their curfews are?�...

In case you weren't able to join us yesterday for our Facebook live event, you can still watch the video. It was awesome taking questions about marriage and kids. Join in on the conversation! We'd lov...

The symptoms have become more familiar to me through the years of my mothering. It usually begins with a generalized malaise, followed by more intense indications. Not all of my children seem to exper...

As we sat in the restaurant booth, she was busily coloring, reading on her Kindle, patting her baby doll and feeding her. It was Friday at lunch. The restaurant was bustling with activity, conversatio...

I know it’s time to say goodbye. But it’s so hard. You’ve been such a faithful friend these last twelve years. I remember when our relationship began. It came i...

The Big Family Thing garners lots of interest on a number of a few predictable fronts. Are they all yours? Did you always dream of having a large family? Are you _________________________________...

I have an inquiring mind.There are all kinds of things I ask God. For example.Mosquitos.Why? From small curiosities to geo-political inequities, from little inconveniences to sit...

The bickering cacophony cascading down the stairs was hitting that pitch which indicated mediation was going to be in short order. I was trying to prep for dinner while answering emails with my laptop...