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You’ve Got This Mom!
Do you question your every decision Mom? Do you feel almost paralyzed to make even the most basic choices for your children for fear of making the wrong one? I want to encourage you today to STOP IT! You are their mother. God blessed you with your child and you can...
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Do The Next Thing
When I was a young mother isolated and overwhelmed on a farm in the western plains of Kansas, I remember being blessed by the voice of Elisabeth Elliot and her admonition to "do the next thing". It sounds so simple, and certainly she isn't the only one who has said it...
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Why You Need A Mom Uniform
Oh, you don't have a mom uniform? I bet you do. Think about it. If you are working from home full time either as a mother, or a mother with an office at home, you probably have a uniform. Actually, if you are working outside the home you have one too. Think about it...
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The Changing Seasons of Parenting
I love the seasons. The green bursting forth in the spring. The warmth of summer sun with everything in full bloom and the lake or pool looking so inviting. The kaleidoscope of green, orange, red and brown of Autumn accompanied by the crisp of the air. The cold, short...
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Patience-Tools for a Mother’s Toolbox, Part 1
The old adage, if you want to grow in patience, don't pray for it because you will be given ample opportunities to build it. The same could be said for parenting. As a mother, you will need to pack your patience, and you will have a lifetime of experiences to develop...
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Four Benefits Of Regular Church Attendance
In my last post I gave you tips on how to achieve a regular church attendance habit. Today I want to give you four benefits of regular church attendance. Consistent attendace is the only way you will become a part of the community at your church and isn't this the...
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5 Tips to Help Get Your Family Out the Door to Church
Have you been thinking about going back to church? Maybe you are going to try regularly attending a local worship service for the first time since you became a parent. Maybe you didn’t grow up in a family who did church. Or perhaps you did and now you are trying to...
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10 Tips to Help Mom Survive Summer
Don’t you just love it when school gets out and the schedule can be less rigid? I loved summers as a kid and as a stay at home mom, but the reality sits in about a week or two after school is out that there needs to be some order or mom is...
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Does Your Soul Need Minimalism? Part 4 in a Series
I have been writing about Affluenza in the past three posts (first post here) and in this final post on the series I want us to consider if it is possible that Affluenza has infected our souls? Affluenza: "a painful, contagious, socially transmitted condition of...
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Keep it Simple for Your Children, Part 3 in a series
Parents need to think more long term and consider what items and experiences they give their child now will determine what they demand later. Every first-time parent makes the mistake of over buying gifts for the child’s first birthday and Christmas only to realize...
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Three Steps to Take Today to Overcome Your Affluenza, Part 2 in a series
If you missed my first in this series, read it here. 1. Stop buying everything for at least six months. As we prepared for our impending move and downsizing to a much smaller pantry, I stopped buying groceries. I only purchased a few perishables and we...
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How my stuff made me sick. Part 1 in a series
I am sick. No, not physically sick. Well, yes, maybe I am. For a year now I have been on a quest to reduce, declutter and minimalize pretty much everything in my life. It is not an easy project. It is exhausting. It is overwhelming. It is never-ending. This is why I...
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How Should I Talk to My Child About Death?
When loved ones die, we sometimes struggle how to explain death to our children. Currently, with the passing of President George H. W. Bush, it is hard for our children not to hear about his death. I believe we should not completely shelter our children from...
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Do You Really Need to Stress Over Your Holiday Traditions?
In the midst of your frantic strife to keep all of your family's traditions this holiday season, step back and ask yourself, "Am I keeping all of these traditions because they really matter to everyone because they are the glue that binds our season together,...
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Why Do We Keep Having Mass Killings?
I believe the root of all killings is the degradation of life in general. We have told our children that "Bang!" We just landed here, or we descended from apes. Or we are just here to enjoy life to its fullest, and "the one with most toys, when they die, wins!" We...
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What I Use to Make Housecleaning More Fun
I am not really into housekeeping. I like a clean, ordered home. Most of the time ours is clean, but not very orderly. We always seem to have a clutter problem which I attribute to three things: full schedules, too many possessions and the fact I refuse to take...
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“Happy Independence Day”
We rarely say, "Happy Independence Day!" Any greetings around this time usually go something like this: "Happy 4th!" "Are you going to the lake for the 4th?" "Will you be traveling for the 4th?" I am afraid many children, and adults for that matter, likely do...
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Not Just a Tag Along
Well, I am pretty sure I just rode along on my last high school field trip. I am a year away from my 16th, and final, consecutive year of high school. I know, I know, don't think about that statement for too long. Anyway, I recently was invited (along with other...
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The Very Bad, Horrible, No Good Day
It started with me not wanting to get out of bed. I haven't really wanted to since we started back to school last week. I like the holiday schedule better. It didn't help that my right shoulder is playing tricks on me, as in not wanting to work, at all! I hollered at...
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Don’t Give Up Hope for Haiti
Hello everyone on this beautiful autumn (hot) day. I realize it is no so beautiful for everyone, especially on the East Coast where our friends are still cleaning up from Hurricane Matthew. Please remember to pray for those affected and those helping them. The...
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