By Contributing Writer, Molly Evert Our secular history books have falsely taught us that the Puritans were dour faced, uptight, prudish people. Far from “uptight,” our Puritan forefathers actually preached with candor on topics most present day ministers would blanch at. Puritan pastor William Gouge, writing in the 1600s, included 7 pages about breastfeeding in [...]
By Contributing Writer, Tyanne Baby-Led Weaning Introduction Nourishing our children is a task I can safely say mothers do not take lightly. I have memories of my own mother looking at me in horror as I left for school without eating breakfast—as if I had ripped out her heart and stomped on it. To this day I hear worry [...]
By Contributing Writer, Terry Covey The topic of babies spurs much passion with women who love family and are—well—passionate about raising children for the glory of God. Babies have always been a huge part of my life. I became an aunt at the age of twelve, began my own journey of bearing ten children at twenty, [...]
Written by Natalie, Editress of Visionary Womanhood The following journal entries were written in November-December 2006 during a brief pregnancy that I ultimately lost. This was my third of five losses—and my ninth pregnancy. November 15, 2006 I found out yesterday that I am pregnant! I don’t know why—but I feel the favor of God [...]
By Contributing Writer, Kelly Crawford Growing a person is hard. As I sit here at the age of 40, hobbling down the home stretch with baby number 10, I can testify. But hard work isn’t the same as a sickness, like many treat pregnancy. In fact, I’ve often heard “too old to have a baby,” [...]
We’re going to have fun talking BABIES all month long! We’ve written on this subject here and there in the past, so we’ll kick off the month with some links from past articles on babies—and then at the end of the month we’ll top this awesome subject off with the long-awaited launch of a book [...]
By Contributing Writer, Yvonne Harink This week marks a special milestone for our family, as we celebrate our first wedding. It’s a time to reflect on the nineteen short years that our daughter, Angela, was a guest in our home. When our children leave us to start their own families, it’s a comfort to remember that they always [...]
By Contributing Writer, Molly Evert As Christian parents, we recognize that our sovereign, loving God placed our children in our care with the Great Commission charge to make disciples of them. When they hit the teen years, our children start to face challenges in their relationships with the opposite sex that our spiritual enemy will [...]
Shared with Permission from the Writer Dear Natalie The news I have been so eagerly longing and praying for for months: there is a second baby in the oven! Praise God! My husband and I are over the moon with joy. Thank you SO MUCH for your prayers. The original prayer was that I would [...]
By Contributing Writer, Marcia Wilwerding Over the last twenty years I have witnessed and experienced personally the heartbreak of strained relationships between parents and adult children. If you are struggling with this area of family relationships, I hope to share some key principles which may help smooth the way to an outcome which brings peace [...]
Subscribe and get The Best of Visionary Womanhood: Volume One FREE!
Potty Training: Mom of Nine Tells All
By Natalie, Editress of Visionary Womanhood Potty Training: A Necessary Evil I’ve been potty training for 16 years now (well, not me—but, you know—my kids) and have succeeded, during that time, in potty training four girls and three boys so far. I won’t tell you how much poop and pee I’ve cleaned up from walls, [...]
By Contributing Writer, Kelly Crawford Growing a person is hard. As I sit here at the age of 40, hobbling down the home stretch with baby number 10, I can testify. But hard work isn’t the same as a sickness, like many treat pregnancy. In fact, I’ve often heard “too old to have a baby,” [...]
Help! Pregnancy is Making My Body Fall Apart!
By Natalie, Editress of Visionary Womanhood I received the following e-mail recently: My husband and I are in the long slow process of changing our thinking about family size. We are currently expecting our fifth little treasure, and we are so grateful, and excited. And a little scared sometimes, too, haha. :) Our oldest is [...]
Accepting The Season of Menopause
By Contributing Writer, Terry Covey A Variety of Suffering This month’s topic on suffering makes me feel a bit odd writing about menopause. There is the intense suffering that comes from the loss of a loved one, such as in the Connecticut shootings. And I have watched several family and friends deal with the incredible [...]
Demystifying the Institute for Excellence in Writing
By Natalie Klejwa, Editress of Visionary Womanhood Institute for Excellence in Writing (IEW) Home educating mothers tend to be overwhelmed by two subjects in particular. Science and writing. OK. Upper level math too. Since I’m not much of a left-brained gal, I won’t be writing any posts about dead animal dissections or the wonders of [...]
When Husband Says “No” To More Children
By Contributing Writer, Kim Doebler How does a mom who believes that children are a blessing from the Lord, end up with only four children? By being right where God wants me to be! It hasn’t been easy, but it is where God has me. When Todd and I married in 1986, we talked about [...]
Eating the Placenta: A Christian Worldview Perspective
By Natalie Klejwa, Editress of Visionary Womanhood Placentophagy, the practice of eating the placenta after giving birth, is a subject of some interest among Wemmicks these days. After googling it, I only found one other “voice” out there raising the question of whether or not it is a morally viable option for those who claim [...]
Recent Comments
I'd love to read this book!...
Jamie R on Launch (Special Price!) of Three Decades of Fertility, Giveaway, and Dedication Prayer
I liked the one on taking action; it's very applicable to my life as a teacher. Somet...
Melissa Dow on Fit to Burst Review and Giveaway!
Rachel has so much insight and encouragement to share. I'd like the chance to read he...
M.R. on Fit to Burst Review and Giveaway!