by Sabrina McDonald | Jan 31, 2024 | Parenting
When my first child was born, a certain quote became very important to me. I found it in a stash of newspaper clippings in a box of odds and ends that was passed to me after my grandmother died. I had this little clipping for years, but in my first year of motherhood,...
by Sabrina McDonald | Feb 1, 2024 | Parenting
A friend of mine has worked almost her whole life. Even in elementary school she helped her parents keep their restaurant going. So it was quite a shock to her when she had to stay home for three weeks while she changed jobs. “It was so boring!” she said. “I would get...
by Sabrina McDonald | Feb 2, 2024 | Parenting
I remember hearing the song “Mary Did You Know?” by Michael English for the first time after becoming a mom. I had always loved the song, but hearing the message as a mom gave me a new perspective. The song is a series of questions to Mary, the mother of Jesus, asking...
by Sabrina McDonald | Jan 31, 2024 | Marriage
By David Beasley Three years before his death, David wrote an e-mail about his concern over the cultural idea of finding a “soul mate” to marry. This article was adapted from that email. I don’t believe that society’s definition of “soul mate” is healthy or spiritual....
by Sabrina McDonald | Jan 31, 2024 | Parenting
A young mother’s work is never done: Feed the baby, change the baby, wash the dishes, sweep the floor, cook dinner… There’s nothing worse than filling the dishwasher twice in one day only to find that there are still dishes left in the sink! When my son was born, I...
