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What’s So Everyday About Faith?

What’s So Everyday About Faith?

by Claire Alameda | Aug 23, 2026 | Faith and Encouragement, Parenting|Spiritual Growth

Eyes wide open in the dark, I sighed, “This is the best part of my day.” Nighttime was quiet. Calm. I was lonely, even though my husband lay sleeping beside me. I had it all: a man who loved me, two precious kids, a comfortable home, and a healthy church. “Lord,” I...
A Call to Christ-Like Motherhood

A Call to Christ-Like Motherhood

by Claire Alameda | May 1, 2026 | Parenting|Spiritual Growth

When Motherhood Feels Like Too Much Frustration and a hint of dejection clouded my young friend’s face as she entered my office. She sank into the couch and dropped the diaper bag, along with the mom gear she had hauled in like a burden. A kind colleague took...

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“I was having sex regularly with my husband. Of co “I was having sex regularly with my husband. Of course I was intimate with him... right?”

Annie Mendrala, momQ’s curriculum director, got really honest in this week’s episode. She was showing up for her marriage, doing her duty, while walls built from years of unprocessed pain kept her husband out.

Physical closeness and real connection aren’t the same thing. And the pain we never look at doesn’t stay in the past. It shows up in our marriages.

The good news? Annie’s story doesn’t end there. God met her in the hard places, and today she and her husband are closer than ever.

“Search me, O God, and know my heart.” Psalm 139:23

🎧 Listen to Part 1 of my conversation with Annie on the momQ Podcast. Link in bio.
“I shouldn’t have to thank him. That’s just what h “I shouldn’t have to thank him. That’s just what he’s supposed to do.”

Maybe. But Dave and Ashley Willis said it simply on the momQ Podcast: “If your husband is doing anything positive, praise him for it.”

“I appreciate how hard you work for this family.”
“Thank you for taking the kids to practice.”

When you choose gratitude, it changes the whole dynamic, and it changes your own posture toward him. Gratitude doesn’t wait until he’s earned it. It’s one way God keeps our hearts soft.

🎧 Hear the full conversation with Dave and Ashley on the momQ podcast, episode #131. Link in bio.

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You've said 'Say thank you!' a thousand times. And You've said 'Say thank you!' a thousand times. And they still roll their eyes.

Here's the thing: gratitude is caught before it's taught. Our kids learn it by watching us thank God out loud, by giving first, and by hearing that everything we have is His.

These five simple habits come from what my husband and I did raising our kids, and from my momQ teaching on generosity. Pick one and try it at dinner this week.

Save this for later, or send it to a mom who needs a fresh idea. 🤍
“You’ll never check enough boxes to feel like enou “You’ll never check enough boxes to feel like enough.”

You know the moment. The house finally goes quiet, and instead of resting, you’re wiping counters, folding laundry, racing down the list. You tell yourself that once it’s all done, you’ll finally feel okay.

But the list never ends. And the feeling never comes.

As our founder Candace puts it, “Control is what I reach for when I’m struggling to trust.”

Jesus didn’t ask you to try harder. He said, “Abide in me... for apart from me you can do nothing.” (John 15:5)

A branch doesn’t strain to produce fruit. It stays connected to the vine.

So today, look at your list and ask Him, “Lord, which of these did You give me to do?” Then let go of the rest. 🤍

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