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To the Man Who Video Taped a Toddler Screaming as Her Mom Overdosed on Heroin

What not to do when you see a helpless child crying for her mother...

This Grandma Waved to These Students Every Day—When She Wasn’t There, They Had to Find Her

One morning, the "grandma in the window" was no longer there...

Take 2 Minutes and Experience Autism Through Carly’s Eyes—It’s Breathtaking

This is breathtaking. See inside the mind of someone with autism, and you’ll never look at people with this condition the same way again.

Brie Gowen

Brie Gowen is a 30-something (sliding ever closer to 40-something) wife and mother. When she’s not loving on her hubby, chasing after the toddler or playing princess with her four-year-old, she enjoys cooking, reading and writing down her thoughts to share with others. Brie is also a huge lover of Jesus. She finds immense joy in the peace a relationship with her Savior provides, and she might just tell you about it sometime. She’d love for you to check out her blog at BrieGowen.com.

Calling Out Bullying in Christianity: “If You Dare Think for Yourself, You’re Ousted from the Club”

"You're allowed to be in the 'Christian clique' as long as your opinions are exactly the same as the majority."

To the Baby My Mom Aborted Because of Me: “You Died So That I Could Live”

"She had to choose one, and since she had already seen my face, it was easier to pick me. You were just possibility. I'm sorry. The guilt of my survival still haunts me."

“Why in the World Are We Stopping Life for These Kinds of Percentages?”: A Plea to Christians During Government Restrictions

"What is the right percentage of deaths to make your personal inconvenience worth dealing with?"

To the Mama Who Thinks Your Kids Deserve Better Than You

"I had one job that was important to me, and that job was to raise my tiny humans. I wanted to do it really well, better than anything else I tried in life, but sometimes I felt as if my children deserved better than the lot they had been given when they got me as a mom."

The Last Time, With My Last Baby

"Never again would I have that exact, precious morsel of time back."

The 5 Words God Spoke to Me the Day I “Snapped” in the Midst of Motherhood

I had somehow snapped in the midst of movement, and I had hit a wall in my flurry of daily routine.

To the Moms in the Midst of a Pandemic

"Here’s the thing. No one likes 2020, but we still have a ways to go. Let’s cut each other some slack. Let’s cut ourselves some slack. Let’s cut our kids some slack."

Confessions of a Conservative, Republican Christian

"I have always considered myself a Republican, a Conservative Christian, but society has left me lately feeling like a vagabond, like a wanderer, a sojourner searching for my way home."