Juggling motherhood and work? Here’s why it’s actually a good thing
There are 5 good things motherhood has done for my career.
Second trimester: Thoughts of a first-time mum-to-be
My energy had returned almost to normal, meaning I’m able to run around like a crazy person getting lots done like usual!
My one-year-old fell head first onto a wooden floor
The Bible tells us to “give thanks in all circumstances”, but I’ve always wondered if that included the bad things in life.
A glimpse of heaven
A new mother, a bedridden grandmother and a plane ride. The silence of the journey brings thoughts of a world after death.
First trimester: Thoughts of a first-time mum-to-be
Since being pregnant, I’ve definitely made some choices I normally wouldn’t.
“I wept as my idea of being a mother washed down the drain.”
As a new mum, I was spiralling into despair. Thankfully, a close friend chose to visit and reached out with three simple words.
Why I ended up with a fake baby and what I learned from it
How many people get to look after a child and just give it back at the end?
How I’ve learned to be thankful about my child’s autistic diagnosis
There is a path that leads to being able to say, “Hey, yeah, I’m thankful for that,” without even a flicker of resentment and bitterness.
My daughter had a large, life-threatening neck abscess that had to be drained immediately
First-time parents often have to tread through a whole new world of unknown, but sometimes, what we really need is simply the courage to trust our instincts.
One woman’s mission to end gender imbalance
Witnessing a bloody civil war gave Jacqui Joseph the determination to campaign against violence.
I can’t have kids but now have 50 children
“During that time, we discovered—devastatingly—that we could not have children.”