(For the audio version of this blog post, visit christywilliams.org) I remember going through this phase with my youngest daughter where I wanted her to sleep without a nightlight, but she totally disagreed! I figured if she woke up to a completely dark room, it would send a signal to her brain that it is still “night time” or “too early to be up time” and she would go back to sleep like everyone else in the house rather than walk to my room and ask me for a banana at 5am! I Continue Reading
Calloused?
(For the audio version of this blog post, visit christywilliams.org) One of the perks of nursing a baby is potentially burning an average of 500 extra calories a day. The mistake I made while nursing was not taking in extra calories to make up for the ones I burned. This resulted in significant weight loss. I noticed how uncomfortable it became to sit for even short periods of time. Then I realized I had a callus on my tailbone area. I went to the doctor who sent me to a specialist convinced it Continue Reading
Why, Lord, Why. . . ?
Have you ever wanted to ask God “Why?” You know, that moment when you realized things just got worse instead of better. Instead of being loved on, you were rejected. Rather than everything “working out,” everything fell apart. Moments like that can cause a girl to wonder, right? And you want to look up to the Heavens and ask “Why, Lord, why!?” Well, Moses not only wanted to, he did it! For real. Read Exodus 5:22. There he is, having a moment. He’s questioning God as he faces opposition. Continue Reading