The Funny Things We Do as Moms
A joyful heart is good medicine, according to Proverbs 17:22 (ESV). Had any good laughs lately? “The boys need their fingernails clipped,” my loving husband…
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Are You Serving Fresh Fruit?
It was a beautiful summer day for my son’s 11th birthday, not the southern sweating-and-sweltering we have way too often. We actually celebrated the night…
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Lead With Grace, Don’t Chase With Anger
This morning, as I walked my daughter Rachel into school, I heard one of the teachers yelling as she worked the carpool line. On and…
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Teens – Don’t Freak Out
A few days ago, I was sitting with my 12-year-old daughter on the couch, listening to her describe some things that had happened on a…
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I Am Not a Grace-Filled Woman
Every day when I wake up I am reminded of the undeserved grace that God has shown me, and the fact that the only reason…
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HALT!
My preteen daughter was whining that something wasn’t fair, my 10-year-old son was crying because his sister had hit him, I was late to get…
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Are You In a Fog?
Recently I went for a walk in the woods. It was one of those days when the temperature hovered at 32 degrees. Thick mist had…
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Is Your To-Do List a Monster?
Something tells me I’m not the only one with a to-do list that’s got a lot more mileage than my day. You’ve been there. When…
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Adoption: Sometimes Love Grows
In my 23 years as a mom there have been many homecomings as I brought my six children home for the first times. When Cory…
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Will It Ever End?
It’s been almost four years since my husband left. In that time I’ve learned to forgive. It was a hard-fought battle to be sure. I…
