Melissa

Also Do Great, Ordinary Things for God

October 17, 2026

I spent a couple of days this week at a conference where I listened to some of the most inspiring stories and admonitions I've ever heard. We marveled at bold missionaries, both ...

Suddenly Uncomplicated

October 3, 2026

There seems to be an epidemic of young adults going no contact with their parents. While I believe that this trend is telling in more than one way, at the very least it ...

On Women Who Think They Regret Motherhood

September 18, 2026

I spent some time this week delving into the world of the regretful moms. It became a strange trend on TikTok apparently: moms expressing all of the reasons they shouldn't have had ...

You Think You’re Willing to Die for Christ, but Will You Work in the Nursery for Him?

September 11, 2026

We get a lot of funny ideas about what it means to follow Christ. It's like we're sitting around waiting for God to call upon us to make some grand, heroic gesture that will prove ...

“Women Aren’t Spiritual Leaders” and Other Lies that Christian Mothers Believe

Just I Love You

I Wandered, and Then Motherhood.

The Favorite

The One Where I Adopted Two Dead Cats

BFF

Some Pig

Perfect Match

For My Dad on His 64th Birthday

To Married Men on Valentine’s Day

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