“Game On!”
My fondest childhood memory is when mother set up the Monopoly game board on the dining room table to signal “Game On!” As a single…
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Knowing My Child’s “Holes”
It was last week when I put the pieces together regarding my daughter. I’d been praying for my kids one morning out of While…
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Backyard Campout
Above me the sky was sprinkled with stars. They seemed more abundant and a little brighter than usual. My arms were wrapped around my 5-year-old,…
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It’s OK to Strive and Fall Short
I pictured myself as a mix of Mary Poppins and Carol Brady. We were welcoming in two new kids (ages five and two years old),…
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Combating the M.E. in Marriage.
As a starry-eyed young woman, I was well aware of the difficulties marriage presented because of the high divorce rate. But I also knew I’d…
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Serving Together With Your Family
Have you ever observed a need and thought to yourself… “Someone should do that…”? Maybe YOU are the someone. In this video, above Tracey talks…
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Please, Don’t Let Them Ask Me That!
“Mom, what’s pornography?” The question was posed frankly by my 10-year-old while my kids and I were about the business of dinner clean-up—rinsing dishes, popping…
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Our Quads Turn 4
Four years ago our daughter Libby and her husband, Mclean, had quads: three boys and one girl joined their not-quite 2-year-old daughter Greyson. Yes, that’s…
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Get on the Boat!
Noah’s wife got on the boat! Think about it. Noah’s wife got on the boat! Marriage is a crazy commitment. God often asks husbands or…
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Take a Break, Mother Bear
From the moment I held Eldest in my arms, I didn’t want to let go. My sister referred to me as a baby hog. When…
