Growing up as one of six children, my parents often faced skeptical looks whenever they took us out in public—looks that intensified the moment they revealed that, yes, they homeschooled all six of us. The shock rarely came from the logistics of teaching six kids at home. Instead, it came from what people saw right in front of them: articulate, confident children who could hold a meaningful conversation and maintain eye contact while doing it. For many, it was hard to believe

Romina Montemurro reflects on chronic illness, prayer, and learning to trust God when physical healing is uncertain.

In trying to recreate the childhood she remembered, one mother discovered that its greatest gift wasn’t a slower, trendier decade. It was a hot and sticky summer afternoon when my husband left to take our four young boys over to the local swimming pool, and I sat there on the couch while our baby girl napped upstairs. It had been a long few months trying to give my kids a “90s summer” - the viral parenting ideal that had been portrayed throughout social media. If you’re raisi