When I look back on my life, birthing four children, having three miscarriages, moving twenty times, and living through the seasons of their growing up years, I realize that most of my life was spent loving my family well in the midst of chores, character training, thousands of meals, and lots of cleaning up our messes over and over again while seeking to growing spiritually and intellectually along the way. I was hidden in the rich soil of shaping a great life.

What we do when no one is looking shows the integrity of our lives. To live by our convictions even when no one else notices becomes the most important work of all because that choice honors God and not ourselves. What we practice, we become.

Living in the humble existence of a praying, teaching, guiding, and loving parent might not result in awards, but believe me, there are many rewards. You will bear rich fruit in your life as your embody the story and purpose God has spoken into being for you. And you will witness the fruit in your child's life again and again as they grow into their story.

Read more about this in Teatime Discipleship.