There are so many reason for mothers to hurt. At Lydia House, as in the world, we have all kinds of hurting mothers too. There are the women who long to cradle a child in their body and arms, yet suff...

Some mothers are blessed to be home with their children all day. There is no right or wrong as to being a stay-at-home mother or not. Each situation has its own positives and negatives. We need to rem...

The stress of being a mother often seems unbearable for even the “average mother”. Now, just imagine being jobless, homeless and living in a shelter! It would be safe to say that most mothers at L...

Single mothers have to be both parents, making their job doubly hard. There are mostly single mothers at Lydia House. Each one has a story, but they all have something in common…they love their chil...

There are all types of mothers at Open Door Mission’s Lydia House. Mothers with children, those that have lost children to the court system or death, grandmothers and even those longing for children...

“Nebraska Strong” has been the popular phrase after all the flooding, snow and blizzard winds. The destruction is horrible, but cities, farmers and ranchers have remained strong while assessing th...

Do you ever wonder why God put you in a particular place… a job, church or social group? When I go out and speak I am often asked, “How did you end up at Open Door Mission?” I wish I could say�...