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Almost 22 years ago, I became a mother. My life has not been the same since. Almost six months ago, Patrick and I became empty-nesters, but I'm still a mother. In fact, I'm doing as much mothering as I've done before. I've had two pregnancies and given birth twice, yet I am "mom" in some way, shape, or form to my two biological children and four other young women. My heart and mind are never empty. Last week, one of my girls had her first baby, so now I'm "Nana Catherine"! Ye

I grew up an Evangelical. So, I grew up learning to be a "Woman of God". What does that even mean? It means learning to be a "Proverbs 31 Woman" or a "Titus 2 Woman". Both of these scriptures purport to tell women how to behave. Of course, there don't appear to be corresponding passages for men. Hmmmm. As Evangelicalism became more conservative in my college, med school, and residency days, they started espousing ideas like all women needing to be stay-at-home moms and homesc