Blog, Guest Writings An Open Letter to Weary Moms on Mother’s Day Motherhood is not for the faint of heart. You and I need a better kind of encouragement than Mother’s Day can give us. Kristen Wetherell May 13, 2023
Blog Not Enough of Me to Go Around Human is the way your Creator designed you to function. Rather than pronouncing ourselves guilty, then, we can proclaim very good. Kristen Wetherell February 7, 2023
Blog Two Holiday Traditions We Love It’s easy to feel overwhelmed by the possibilities for holiday traditions. Here are two that have served our family well over the years. Kristen Wetherell November 10, 2022
The Gospel Coalition Mom, Jesus Is Praying for You Do you need strength, mom? Until the day Jesus calls you home, know that he is praying for you. Kristen Wetherell September 24, 2022
Guest Writings How Do I Talk to My Kids About Their Fears? When our kids are afraid, we need to help them see who God is through his Word and, in doing so, help them increasingly put fear in its place, in light of his character and promises. Kristen Wetherell May 14, 2020
Revive Our Hearts Momma, Let Jesus Speak Into Your Storms We may have sailed into this Mother’s Day as into some storms, raging both outside of us and within us, but we are not alone in our boats. The Lord of the storm not only reigns over this pandemic, he reigns over us. Kristen Wetherell May 8, 2020
iBelieve Moms, It Is Our Privilege On hard days of mothering, it’s easy to see it purely as a type of suffering, rather than a blessed privilege. And it is a type of suffering. Motherhood is tough. It… Kristen Wetherell July 26, 2019
Open the Bible Momma, Jesus Gives What You Do Not Have I close the bathroom door and breathe a sigh of relief. Thirty seconds of solitude feels like a dream, until knock, knock, knock. “Momma?” The little one comes looking, as thirty seconds shrinks to… Kristen Wetherell June 5, 2019
Blog Moms, You’ve Got One of the Best Jobs My husband wrote this article in honor of moms. It blessed me a ton, and I’m hoping it will encourage you today whether you’re raising children, have raised them, or are a… Kristen Wetherell May 10, 2019
iBelieve Moms, It Is Our Privilege On hard days of mothering, it’s easy to see it purely as a type of suffering, rather than a blessed privilege. And it is a type of suffering. Motherhood is tough. It… Kristen Wetherell January 31, 2019
Open the Bible Parents, Your Tiredness Is an Opportunity No parent likes to be tired. God created us to need rest to function and raise up our kids another day. A good night’s rest is a gift, and we see this… Kristen Wetherell October 3, 2018
iBelieve Moms, It Is Our Privilege On hard days of mothering, it’s easy to see it purely as a type of suffering, rather than a blessed privilege. And it is a type of suffering. Motherhood is tough. It… Kristen Wetherell September 12, 2018
Blog On Mothering with Chronic Pain Since being diagnosed with Lyme disease about four years ago, my body has been in a daily wrestling match with chronic pain. Some days are easier than others, but my pains are… Kristen Wetherell May 9, 2018
iBelieve 10 Great Resources for New Moms I became a mom to our beautiful baby girl last year. Newborns are precious and wonderful. But the challenges that accompany them? Hard and wearying (though completely worth it). I quickly learned… Kristen Wetherell April 18, 2018
Desiring God A Better Mom Is a Broken Mom “Lord, help us sleep tonight so we can be better parents tomorrow for our daughter.” I’ve prayed this prayer often lately. Not long ago, we had our first child, and sleep has… Kristen Wetherell February 27, 2018
Blog An Open Letter to Myself: On Motherhood, Writing, and Identity in Christ I wrote this as a print-out for our nursery, to keep close and read when weariness, fatigue, or a number of emotions hit during the first weeks and months of raising a… Kristen Wetherell October 13, 2017