::Link Love::

{The Secret Sterlization of Women in Uzbekistan} http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-17612550

          Absolutely heart-wrenching. It's so easy if you live in the West to pretend the whole world is OK and atrocities against humans don't happen anymore... not true. Eye opening article. 

{Marriage is for Losers} http://drkellyflanagan.com/2012/03/02/marriage-is-for-losers/

          Love this. Want to seek to be more of a "loser" in my marriage.

{50 Ways to Inspire your Husband} http://www.momlifetoday.com/2011/03/50-ways-to-inspire-your-husband/

          Yes. Need to work on this...

{31 Days of Praying for your Husband} http://www.raisinggodlychildren.org/2011/11/31-days-of-praying-for-your-husband.html?mid=5275409

          Again, yes. I need to work on this...

{Why the World will never See Me as a good Parent} http://wearethatfamily.com/2012/03/why-the-world-will-never-see-me-as-a-good-parent/

          Most days it feels like an uphill battle to disengage my parenting from "culture" and try to be biblical in the way I teach and relate to my children. It's good to remember my goal is not for the world to think I am a good parent (whatever that means to them!) but to point my children to Christ.

{Confessions of a Routine-Loving Mother} http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mobileweb/2012/04/09/mom-doesnt-like-play_n_1396669.html?icid=hp_parents_art_more

          This.is.so.me. Just letting go and playing with my children (not directing their play or encouraging their independent play) is SO hard for me.

{The Littleness of Motherhood} http://www.feminagirls.com/2012/04/10/the-littleness-of-motherhood/

          Such a good reminder why the "little things" are actually big things that matter very much!

{Contentment} http://www.feminagirls.com/2012/03/02/contentment/

          If you live overseas, this is a great read! Ten years from now when I look at my life now, I will probably not remember all the little things that got under my skin and irritated me about living overseas-- I will remember the good things, the fun things, the memorable things.


{Why the City is a wonderful Place to Raise Children} http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/tgc/2012/02/15/why-the-city-is-a-wonderful-place-to-raise-children/
          Such encouragement for those of us seeking to raise kids in big cities!