Have you ever heard that old saying, “If Mama ain’t happy, ain’t nobody happy!”? I used to laugh at this quirky phrase, but now that I’m a mother, I’ve found that it has a lot of truth to it!

It’s been many years since I’ve battled with any kind of ongoing anxiety or depression. As I’ve written about in the magazine and in my books, God in His mercy set me free from those pitfalls as I aligned my life with the Truth of His kingdom...

“But I want to!” is a phrase heard often in the Ludy home. Recently we informed Dubber (age 3) that he was not allowed to decorate the living room walls with a pen, and broke the news to Avy (age 2) that she was not allowed to dump an entire – large! – bottle of Parmesan cheese on top of her pasta (we stopped her once we noticed that half the jar had been already been deposited on her plate)...

C.T. Studd wrote, “Marriage can either be a great blessing or a great curse, depending on where you place the Cross.”

Eric and I recently celebrated our 17th anniversary. Looking back over our many adventure-filled years together, I have found the above statement to be absolutely true...

As my kids get older, it’s getting harder and harder for me to take them to any public play area where I know they will interact with all sorts of children who come from all sorts of homes...

Last week Harper (age 4) decided that she wanted to kiss Hudson “on the lips” instead of just on the cheek. She proposed the idea as we were all eating breakfast. “Can I kiss Hudson on the lips?” she asked...

When my son Hudson was three, he found out about orphans. His beloved nanny, Annie, had recently taken a trip to Haiti, and when she returned she showed him photos of all the children that did not...

A couple of months ago, our basement flooded. We had to have our entire floor replaced, which was a huge ordeal, since three of our kids’ bedrooms and the playroom exist in that part of the house...

Being a mother is truly the most intense, exhausting, demanding, exhilarating task I’ve ever undertaken. It’s funny how speaking in front massive crowds or writing a book that I know will be read by...