The neighbors bought a new car, installed a new pool, got a promotion, a new job… Our friend’s child earned higher grades, got a better scholarship to college. Sometimes it is as simple as looking at someone else’s life and thinking that they have … Continue readingKeeping Up – Balancing Material Wants versus Spiritual Needs
There have been many times in my life that I have felt like I was a ship at sea struggling against the storm, wondering where land and safety might be. The storm raging around me, I was lost. The waves crashing again and again, I … Continue readingThe Importance of Friendship
I came out on Facebook last week. Came out as practically-a-Duggar, that is. More specifically, I revealed that I am having a fourth baby by posting my 20 week ultrasound picture. In my real-life social circle, four children does not a large family make. … Continue readingFour Reasons I’m Welcoming a Fourth Baby
I absolutely love the courtship approach to dating for my children, but it isn’t enough. Courtship is the idea that young people should only enter into an exclusive relationship when they are ready to get married. I have discussed in a previous blog post exactly what … Continue readingCourtship is not the Answer
This past February, my husband and I started planning the family trip to Las Vegas that will commemorate our 20-year wedding anniversary in two years. We spent a week in Sin City for our honeymoon, and think it’s only fitting that we return two decades … Continue readingYour Number One Job as a Wife (It’s Not What You Think)