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“Rooted & Rising: A Conversation with Crystal Wilson”
A monthly spotlight to celebrate real motherhood, anchored in grace. Meet Our Featured Mom: Name: Crystal Wilson City/State: Austin Tx Kids’ Names & Ages: Titus (11), Eli (7), Malachi (5) ♀️ Her Story & Calling How has motherhood shaped your relationship...
How to Cultivate Thankfulness in My Family
God certainly cares about our problems!
He knows the pressures we face, and He doesn’t feel pleasure watching us fight wearily through each day. While we shouldn’t minimize our difficulties, it’s important to remember that God is bigger than any problem we face. Taking our eyes off Jesus to focus on our problems is a tactic from the enemy to keep us from experiencing the abundant life. It’s important to bring our hardships to God, but it’s equally important to thankfully remember all He’s done for us in the past. Acknowledging His past provision reminds us of His good plan to provide for us in the future.
Parenting with Courage: Choosing God’s Way Over the World’s Way
Some days, parenting feels like trying to solve a puzzle with missing pieces.
You plan, you pray, you do everything “right,” and then life throws a curveball. A surprise diagnosis. A sudden move. A schedule that turns upside down. And suddenly, the world seems to have all the answers, but none of them align with how God is leading your family. This is where bold faith comes in, choosing to trust God, even when your instincts—or everyone else’s opinions—tell you to panic.
Motherhood, Faith and Letting Go of Perfect: Meet Jana Spooner
Sometimes, less can be more. We just can’t get our kids to every activity, buy all the latest trends, keep the house spotless, and keep everyone happy all the time. Something has to give. Stepping back from all the expectations and spending low-key, offline, simple...
When You Want to Quit: Learning to Trust God in the Hard Places
In our culture, we worship comfort and success. We avoid “hard.” We chase easy. Who wants to feel pain? And yet, you and I both know the ache of wanting to quit when life presses in. It’s universal.
Athletes understand this truth: without training, there is no victory. Muscles only strengthen under resistance. Lungs only expand under strain. And hearts only grow resilient when pushed to their limit.
Life is no different. We will face hardship. The real question is: how will we respond? Will we run toward God, or run from Him?
As believers, we are called to become like Christ in both conduct and character. And that kind of character is forged in the fire of suffering. Not when life feels easy, but when it feels impossibly heavy.
Trusting God Through Life’s Twists and Turns
My oldest daughter had lived at eight addresses by the time she started Kindergarten. That’s a lot of boxes, packing tape, and paperwork. It’s a lot of dusting off old things and a lot of finding new things (dentists and banks, and a new favorite donut shop). It’s also a lot of leaving and loss. It’s a lot of transition.
“Rooted & Rising: A Conversation with Michelle Thomason”
A monthly spotlight to celebrate real motherhood, anchored in grace. Meet Our Featured Mom: Name: Michelle Thomason City/State: Austin Tx Kids’ Names & Ages: Camden (9) and Chandler(7) ♀️ Her Story & Calling How has motherhood shaped your relationship...
Wonderful Words of Life
Teaching your children the Old and New Testaments, and the Gospel of Jesus Christ is the single most important thing you can do for your kids. Showing them how they fit in God’s story gives them meaning and a purpose for life that isn’t all about them. It’s much much bigger.
Forgiveness: The Hardest Command But the Deepest Healing
Let’s be honest—nothing tests our faith quite like forgiveness. When the wounds of hurtful words run deep and harmony with one another feels out of reach, forgiveness can feel impossible. But woven throughout Scripture is a radical command: release the offense—not because we excuse the pain, but because Christ has first forgiven us.
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Reflecting God’s Heart in Parenting: How Knowing His Love Changes Our Families
Parenting can feel overwhelming when worry steals our rest and solutions feel just out of reach. In the moments when we realize we’re not in control, God invites us to trust Him—not after we’re exhausted, but before. This reflection explores how leaning on God’s strength helps us display His heart to our children, even when parenting is hard.
Learning to Reflect God’s Heart When Parenting Feels Hard
Parenting can feel overwhelming when worry steals our rest and solutions feel just out of reach. In the moments when we realize we’re not in control, God invites us to trust Him—not after we’re exhausted, but before. This reflection explores how leaning on God’s strength helps us display His heart to our children, even when parenting is hard.
Rooted & Rising: A Conversation with Kristin Kepler
A monthly spotlight to celebrate real motherhood, anchored in grace. Meet Our Featured Mom: Name: Kristin Kepler City/State: Austin, TX Kids’ Ages: Son 12, Daughters 10 and 8 Her Story & Calling How has motherhood shaped your relationship with God? When I...
Rooted Faith in Motherhood: An Ordinary Week
Rooted faith isn’t built in perfect quiet mornings. It grows in ordinary motherhood moments. Here’s what it can look like in a regular week.
How to Create Spiritual Rhythms for Your Family
Perhaps the most encouraging place to begin is with one small habit — trusting God to use faithfulness in ordinary moments over time. Spiritual rhythms don’t require perfection — just intentionality. As you align your family’s daily rhythms with God’s presence, He will do the forming work.
Emmanuel: God With Us in Every Season of Motherhood
December draws our hearts toward the wonder and warmth of Emmanuel. God with us. We hear the name in beloved Christmas hymns, see it written in glowing gold on cards, and read it in the ancient promises of Scripture. But Emmanuel is far more than a beautiful word...














