Shannon K. Evans

For parents, finding ways to bring our faith to life for our children can be a challenge. Shannon Evans, a mother of five, shares some ways she and her husband help pass on the faith to their kids.

Summer in the Midwest is a feast for the eyes. Nearly every week a new flower bursts to life in the yards of neighbors and in the gardens of city parks: first daffodils, then tulips, followed by lilacs and peonies, and the list goes on.

Like many parents of young children, it’s rare for me to get a good night’s sleep. Our first child came to us through adoption, and since he was nearly a year old, I naively thought he would sleep through the night. Instead, I faced the brutal reality of every new mom who rises multiple times a night to feed and comfort her baby. Since those early days over a decade ago, I have birthed four babies and have had to make my peace with interrupted sleep.