Is comparison making you miss out on great friendships? We have a choice– either to be inspired or feel defeated when…
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5 Ways to Use New Year’s to Teach Kids About the Gospel
Just because Christmas is over doesn’t mean our easy opportunities to teach our kids about God are gone too. New…
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3 Ways to Use Gift Giving to Teach Your Kids About God
Channel your kids’ enthusiasm to give (and receive!) gifts to discussions about God’s goodness and His delight in giving His…
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Five Ways to “Read” One of the Best Books Ever… And Why You Should
Pilgrim’s Progress has been a classic for hundreds of years for good reason, but… it can be a little difficult…
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My Reading List for 2019
This year I’m setting a goal to read a lot more! This is my reading list for 2019– books for…
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I Will Not Apologize for My Kids
I’ve been noticing this disturbing trend, but I will not apologize for my children. Instead, we will be the change…
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Healthy Conflict Resolution in Marriage — Seven Strategies for Success
Learning healthy conflict resolution in marriage is essential for every marriage relationship because conflict is inevitable! Here are seven simple…
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The Verse Every Mother Should Memorize
This post was originally published at Embracing A Simpler Life, but when my six year old told me he was…
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Christian Mother, Is This Your Greatest Weakness Too?
We want the best for our kids spiritually, but are we forgetting what that is in the midst of all…
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Talking to Kids About Death
Talking to kids about death isn’t something that ANY of us really want to do, but knowing what to say…
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The Kind of Friendship We All Need
We all need friends. But not just people we meet occasionally at the park or say hi to when we…
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Keep Calm & Do the Next Thing
I have this reoccurring dream where it is almost college graduation day, only I suddenly realize that I failed multiple…
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Don’t Let the Stretching Pull You Out of Joint
We are all stretched when we face things we’d rather not to or things which are hard for us. How…
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Music to Feed Your Family’s Soul :: Albums to Love & A Giveaway
Music is powerful and we can intentionally use it to invest truth and wisdom into our family’s minds and hearts. Here…
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The Question Moms Need to Stop Asking
Parenting children can be full of pitfalls. This is one pitfall I’m learning to avoid. Parenting kids is stressful. Whether…
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