Ouch… a Painful Look in the Mirror

Jennifer McBride | October 24, 2011

A convicting read over at Raising Homemakers:
What is my own attitude telling them that I really believe at this moment? That my Jesus isn’t big enough to calm the storm in my own heart, to empower me with self-control to hold my tongue and watch my temper? That being interrupted to have to train and discipline is [...]

Motherhood is Application

Jennifer McBride | October 10, 2011

Excellent insight from Rachel Jankovic:
The good news is, you don’t need to have been through some elite mother’s training camp to apply the gospel in your life. You need to believe. Trust God, give thanks. Laugh. Believe — and that will feed your children. Rest in God, and your children will learn to. Extend God’s [...]

College Plus! Raising Leaders Blog Tour: Interview with Doug Phillips

Jennifer McBride | August 5, 2011

CollegePlus! is excited to announce the launch of their first Leadership Blog Tour. On August 2, CollegePlus! launched an exclusive webinar series – How To Prepare Your Children To Be Influencers Who Can Lead.
Doug Phillips kickstarted the leadership series with a webinar on how parents can inspire their children to want to be leaders. Dr. [...]

Sow in Spring

Jennifer McBride | April 29, 2011

Mother! Mother! Watch and pray,
Fling not golden hours away!
Now or never, plant and sow,
Catch the morning’s earliest glow.
Mother! Mother! Guard the dew,
While it sparkles clear and true.
No delay! The scorching noon
May thy treasures reach too soon.
Mother! Point them to the sky,
Tell them of a loving eye,
That more tender is than thine,
And doth ever on them [...]