by Becky Thompson | Jul 31, 2014 | Devotionals
I like to pretend that we are friends you and me. I hope that you do too. I imagine that you read these words while you sit at your desk or perhaps as you take a break from folding laundry. I imagine that you read them late at night when the house is quiet – or you...
by Becky Thompson | Jul 29, 2014 | For Mommas, Marriage
“Momma?” “Yeah, buddy?” I stood in the doorway of his bedroom. He was tucked into his twin sized bed, and his little sister was tucked into hers across the room. My husband and I had already told bedtime stories and prayed. I was giving my final hugs before I said...
by Becky Thompson | Jul 29, 2014 | For Mommas
Dear negative parenting articles, My kids are awesome. Please stop trying to convince me that they are anything else. The other day we were playing in the small inflatable pool in our backyard when my son noticed a tiny green grasshopper. He got out of the pool,...
by Becky Thompson | Jul 21, 2014 | For Mommas, Most Shared
My mom answered the phone. “Hey! What are you up to?” I asked casually even though I knew that she was sitting at her desk at work – just like she was every Tuesday at 2:15. I think she answered me, but I wasn’t really listening. Honestly, she could have told me that...
by Becky Thompson | Jul 18, 2014 | For Mommas
I have known that you were missing for a while now. I would look around the table at dinner and even though the chairs were all full, my heart would whisper, “Someone isn’t here yet.” When people would ask if we were done having kids after your brother and...