by Pepper Basham | May 10, 2020 | God's grace, Mom Devotionals
It’s been quite the journey over the past two months, hasn’t it? I sit here after a Mother’s Day lunch with my family and think about the shifts and changes and hardships that have happened in my family, community, and the whole world. I don’t...
by Pepper Basham | Feb 22, 2018 | God's grace, Mom Devotionals
I’m determined to believe there is something magical about ‘Mommy kisses’ and ‘band-aids’. They are like small, daily miracles God gives moms to make the little traumas of life a bit easier to bear. It’s an amazing thing to watch a crying child with a ‘boo boo’...
by Pepper Basham | Oct 26, 2017 | God's grace, Mom Devotionals, Pepper Basham
As a parent, I’m sure you can commiserate with me. Permanent marker is not a 3 year old’s friend, and especially not a mother’s. In less time than in takes for my seventy pound dog to eat his breakfast, a 3 year old can make quick artwork on any item within a home....
by Pepper Basham | Dec 5, 2016 | God's grace, inspirational fiction, Mom Devotionals, Pepper Basham
It’s Christmas! So, of course, my family is enjoying the process of pulling out ornaments we’ve collected through the years and safeguarded for posterity’s sake 🙂 These are special treasures of time – a preschool craft, a specially designed...
by Pepper Basham | May 27, 2016 | Appalachia, Authors, Fiction Book Reviews, Mom Devotionals, Pepper Basham
Words are powerful things – and words forged into encouragement produce remarkable results. I think that’s why I’ve always wanted to provide positive influences into my kids lives through words. I’m not saying that we don’t have hard...
by Pepper Basham | Mar 13, 2015 | Mom Devotionals
One of my favorite quotes by author C.S. Lewis is “some day you will be old enough to read fairytales again” because I think it encompasses a gallon of truth in its simplicity. When we’re young, there is a genuineness to us. Our focus is intense and raw. Our faith...