With nine days into 2019, I hope the fresh start of January that everyone longs for has been a deep breath to your soul. For me, the first few days of the New Year were filled with excitement and watching God move in amazing ways. Yesterday I got to see an article I wrote for […]
Author Archives: Renee Huston
Tips for Gathering a Nice Stash of Christmas Books
Along with hauling down the boxes of Christmas ornaments and decorations from the attic each year, I also unpack our bin of Christmas books. I decided this year to wrap up 24 books for a book advent. The kids have been having fun each day unwrapping the books and exclaiming, “I remember this book!” I […]
Are You Mom Enough?
“Are you mom enough?” The haunting question hung in bold red text over a startling picture of a mother breastfeeding her four-year-old son on the May 2012 cover of Time Magazine. The issue hit newsstands and re-ignited a longstanding mommy war in American culture. We were ready to respond from a Christian perspective at desiring-God.org—but […]
Hard Days
Holy moly! What a dreadful month it’s been. Our family was shoved right into cold and flu season, and we didn’t emerge for about four weeks. Four out of the five of us had high temperatures, bronchitis, strep throat and/or ear infections. I’m the only one who is still standing strong! But of course that […]
3 Things I Never Leave Home Without
Being a mom of three kids, I’ve come to realize that there are three items that I almost always have with me when I leave the house. Whether they are in my car or actually in my purse, I try to not go anywhere without them. Whenever I don’t have them near by, I almost […]