When others wound us, looking to Christ’s example and remembering the gospel helps free our hearts from bitterness and resentment.

When we struggle with impatience as moms, we turn to Christ as our perfect example of patience and hope.

Christ’s example of grief helps us make space for both joy and sorrow to live together in our hearts, even through the devastating loss of a child.

Establishing a personal mission for our family can help us make God-glorifying decisions and resist the pull of an ungodly culture.

When we’re frustrated by our own human forgetfulness, we can look in hope to the God who never forgets to show his love and faithfulness to us.

In the midst of a busy, distracted world, incorporating a few simple practices in our lives can keep us grounded in God’s ever-present care for us.

As our kids make wish lists this holiday season, we have the opportunity to teach them how we can reflect the gospel in both giving and receiving gifts.

Beholding the baby in the manager reminds us of Christ’s shocking humility—the magnificence of God coming down to dwell with us.

This Christmas season, our homes can be a welcoming picture of the heavenly dwelling place still to come.

Whether we celebrate Advent in big or small ways (or maybe no way at all), we can shift our focus this Christmas off what we do as moms to what Christ has already done for us in the gospel.

The gospel frees us from viewing our salvation like Santa’s “naughty list”—where we have to earn and deserve our gifts.

Holiday hospitality is an act of sacrificial service and a beautiful opportunity to display the story of the gospel.