Tag Archives: Faith
What Our Kids Really Want for Christmas
"The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call him Emmanuel" (which means "God with us"). -Matthew 1:23 I love the magic of Christmas- the wonder of it. I love twinkling ...
Dec 13, 2017
Meaningful Gifts That Change Lives
My husband Carlos' dad was in prison when he was little. One time they got so hungry they ate food out of a dumpster. Of course there were no presents. I still see the effects it has on his life. How ...
Dec 04, 2017
The Greatest Gift I Give My Children is My Apology
"Mommy, those are not nice words!" I stop dead in my tracks, processing what he said and feeling conviction spread over me. Sigh. He's right. Once again, I'm red in the face because I said something u...
Nov 22, 2017
Cancer is Stupid, God is Good
Cancer is a gift. Yup, I said it. Cancer is a gift. Now don't get me wrong, CANCER IS STUPID. I am not a fan of that diagnosis in any way, shape or form. In fact, I hate everything about cancer: treat...
Nov 11, 2017
Freedom is a Choice
This past week, my yearly MOPS package arrived in the mail. I love this thing. Every year, MOPS International sends out a package to each of their registered moms full of fun goodies like postcards, s...
Nov 09, 2017
EXCLUSIVE interview with Carlos & Alexa PenaVega of Hallmark Channel's Enchanted Christmas
If you know anything about me from reading my blogs on AllMomDoes, you know that I love Hallmark Christmas movies. I've discussed my love for it extensively. Recently, I was given the opportunity to d...
Nov 08, 2017
How You and Your Family Can Follow Jesus All Week Long
First things first: Moms: thank you for being awesome. Well done...that's it! The question is, what would it look like for you and your family to practice following Jesus all week long? At the end of ...
Nov 04, 2017
How I Found My Tribe
Seven years ago when I was pregnant with our son, my husband and I decided we needed to find a church we connected with where we could raise our family. He and I had both grown up somewhat "in the chu...
Oct 24, 2017
Prayer is Hard, but Here's How I Make it Happen Anyway
If you're anything like me, sometimes there are things in this Christian life that don't come as easily as they seem to come for everyone else. For me? That's prayer. I love Jesus, deeply. And I do lo...
Oct 22, 2017
God of the Goslings
"May my heart always be open to little birds who are the secret of living." - EE Cummings May my Heart I was feeling rushed, for no reason, really. I wasn't as much in a hurry to get somewhere as I wa...
Oct 18, 2017
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