Nothing brings a woman to her knees quite like motherhood. I am a firm believer that children are an affirmation of God’s love for us. They are also an affirmation of how inadequate we are, that we are not in control and that without God we are wretched souls. I am learning this the hard…

I love the beach. My husband and I are what you call “beach people.” Last month we spent our annual family vacation at the gulf. It was a fabulous week—swimming all day long, toes in the white sand, picturesque turquois water. It was perfect, that is it was until we had to leave. As Joe…