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This is me…but that’s me, too
Okay, this isn’t really me but you get the idea! I’ve always been somewhat shy. In my early years, I covered with lots of chatter. But as life progresses (read: I keep getting older!) I find the...
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When the “easy” child resists
The sullen look on his face says everything he’s too respectful to give voice to. He sits there silent, though not rebellious. He’s just not entirely sold on allowing the Holy Spirit to penetrate the...
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The stuff Heaven is made of!
I’m pretty vigilant about keeping a tidy house, but even so, it gets messy at times. Baking days are the worst as it always looks like one of the boys had sneaked in and detonated a flour bomb....
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Ways to Strengthen the Sibling Bond
As a homeschooling family, one of the concerns we are often approached about is socialization. Or, in our case, the lack thereof. I hear some people (usually other homeschoolers) say it isn’t...
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No more trying to do His job for Him!
I sat down hard and cried. Not because the circumstances were so awful but because they were just so persistent and “in your face”. And they’d brought out the very worst in me. The whining,...
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A few things to know before you read another blog
On Tuesday I was in tears. I’m almost ashamed to admit it, but it was over comments I was receiving about this post. And it was something of a snowball effect from the week before, when I took a bit...
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When push comes to shove…dare to love
Every now and then I experience one of those moments. The kind that squeezes my heart and steals my breath. A transient moment, nearly impossible to capture in words. It happened as I stood...
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When You Feel Like You’re Failing at Being a Christian
We’ve all been there, right? I know I have. Just this week even. Do you know why, though, we slog through this man-eating quicksand filled with lies and despair? Because we aren’t truly and...
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A Letter to My Teenage Sons about Girls
Dear precious sons, Life moves so swiftly and I can hardly grasp that some of you are nearing the age where you will consider what you want in a wife. I’m terrible at letting go but I know, Lord...
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DON’T MAKE ME COME OVER THERE! {Slaying the ((Screaming Mom)) Dragon}
Well now, if you’ve been parenting long enough for the newness to have worn off you’ve likely been there. I know I have. People call them all sorts of things in jest: ankle biters, curtain...
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why do we trample each other?
If there’s one thing I’ve learned about motherhood, it’s that mothers don’t fit in a box. Not by a long shot. And why would we want to when what makes us special is also what makes us not “fit”? I’ve...
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how to be good guests as a large family –or any family–
Perhaps you’ve picked up on the fact that it’s generally unpopular to have more than 2 or 3 children. Maybe you’ve noticed that one handful is considered a little crazy but once you start working on...
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why i write about the good stuff
**The following is not a plea for pity. The note I received from a reader was kindly written and received without offense. I’m sharing a snippet of it here, with permission, because I believe it’s...
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a world where women got along
Now obviously I wasn’t born back in the olden days. Unless you ask my kids, in which case some of them would likely disagree. Particularly the ones who haven’t yet lived long enough to learn you never,...
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I’ve been bothered lately by the fact that I have lived most of my life as a ‘people pleaser’. For many years I thought it was a good thing. I could get along with just about anybody. I detest conflict...
View ArticleThe bloodshed of words…
Rumors get started … gossip ensues … false stories are passed on as truth … people are hurt. It happens time and again and there are no winners. Very few people are blameless of this terrible atrocity....
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A Handful of Heart…A Monday parenting link-up!
I’m a bit of a wallflower in real life. I don’t do well in crowds and I tend to be just a tad socially awkward. Having 7 kids trail me like so many ducklings, however, is not an effective way to fade...
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Surrendered Hands
Do you ever have a stirring in your heart to do something, yet feel frozen, unable to put action behind the desire God has given you? This happens to me all the time. Sadly, I often fail to act until...
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5 Days of Getting Organized…The Kitchen
Welcome back!! Yesterday we went over some ideas for planning an organizational overhaul. Today, let’s talk about the busiest room in the house…the kitchen! While mine is small and plain, it still...
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Christian Gossip
The gnawing in her chest grew. Her face felt hot as her quiet anger raged. And if she was honest, she’d have to admit a deep hurt was settling in. They didn’t know she was there, that she could...
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