by Sabrina McDonald | Feb 2, 2024 | Parenting
I remember hearing the song “Mary Did You Know?” by Michael English for the first time after becoming a mom. I had always loved the song, but hearing the message as a mom gave me a new perspective. The song is a series of questions to Mary, the mother of Jesus, asking...
by Sabrina McDonald | Nov 19, 2013 | Spiritual Growth, Widowhood and Grief
Helen Keller had every reason to bitterly complain about life—she was blind and deaf as the result of a disease contracted as a toddler. It wasn’t until she was nearly eight years old that a teacher helped her intelligibly communicate with her family for the first...
by Sabrina McDonald | Mar 16, 2023 | Parenting, Stepfamily
Life is busy for everyone during the child raising years. School sports games, band concerts, and extracurricular activities have a way of taking over the family calendar. This is especially true for blended families because we have all the normal family busyness...
by Sabrina McDonald | Jan 31, 2024 | Parenting
Editor’s Note: This post is dedicated to “dc gal” who left a comment, asking me to share some of my practical tips for new moms. There are a lot of opinions about how to care for a newborn, and the best way to know what works for you is to figure things out by trial...
by Sabrina McDonald | Jan 31, 2024 | Parenting
When I was a child, my mother went through a lot of hard work to help my brother and me learn the Bible. She put together a neighborhood Bible study and gave prizes for anyone who would memorize certain portions of scripture. By the time I was 12 years old, I had...
