by Kate Motaung | Jul 26, 2018 | A Place to Land, Parenting
My firstborn turned 13 today, so naturally I’m reflecting on the past thirteen years as her mom, her birth, and what it was like being a mom in South Africa for the first seven years of her life. Here’s an excerpt from my memoir, A Place to Land: A Story...
by Kate Motaung | Mar 12, 2018 | Guest Post, Home, Parenting
It’s my pleasure to welcome author, speaker, and licensed mental health counselor Brenda L. Yoder today, with a guest post on five truths about home. I recently read Brenda’s book, Fledge: Launching Your Kids Without Losing Your Mind, and I can highly...
by Kate Motaung | Mar 27, 2017 | Parenting
This past weekend, I had the privilege of delivering a short message for a baby shower. I decided to share it here as well, in case somebody needs to read it: Today I want to talk about the miracle of new life. About the wonder of God’s creation. When...
by Kate Motaung | Feb 2, 2017 | Five-Minute Friday, Parenting
It’s the beginning of February, and if you live in the northern hemisphere and you’re anything like me, you’ve just slipped into the doldrums of a dreary winter where patience runs thin and tempers run high. You’ve been sanitizing kitchen...
by Kate Motaung | Feb 2, 2017 | Parenting
When my mom was alive, she used to say I was so patient with my kids. If only she knew. [Tweet “I never knew I had a temper until I had kids.”] They sure know how to bring out the best in us, don’t they? I used to be such a calm and collected...
by Kate Motaung | Sep 12, 2016 | Parenting
We don’t show our kids their report cards. (I’ll give you a moment to recover from that potentially shocking news.) Our three children were homeschooled for five years before they transitioned into a small Christian school. During the first several weeks...