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Reclaiming Family Life for the Intentional Christian Mom
Do you struggle?
- Finding your purpose as a Christian
- Feeling removed from God’s love and grace
- Feeling like your faith is weak
- Tired of living in a culture that’s forgotten God
Well, you’re in the right place. God takes our life and grows into what He designed us to be.
Yes, He lets us stumble and sometimes fall, but He always offers grace to become more than we could ever expect. Solid answers are found in the Bible.
Join me as we look for ways to live out our faith with integrity and growth.
A Busy Life – Learning to Trust God
Well, as much as I love to learn and share what I’m learning, God has me in a place where the learning is obviously more important than the sharing! Again I’m explaining why
On Blogging, Facebook, And Being “Liked”
Another month has come and gone! I’m feeling a little pressure to get my posts…well…posted! But more travel came my way with the unexpected death of a midwife friend and the potential
Building Up Without Burning Out – Growing Children Into Adults – Part One
This week I’ll be answering a question posed by a reader of my post, Breaking the Mold in Raising Adult Children. “I was wondering, too if you might share some thoughts on how to
Time With Our Children – What Money Can’t Buy
Life is busy. This season seems to be especially eventful for our family. We just spent a second weekend visiting our son while he and his wife transition to having two baby girls. Yes, you
What Is A Friend?
Lisa Jo Baker has a wonderful blog for moms. On Fridays, she does a whacky thing called, “Five Minute Fridays”. She asks fellow bloggers to write for five minutes on just one word. And if
Becoming A Woman of Worth
Do you feel undervalued or overwhelmed? I don’t know about you, but there are times that I feel a bit undervalued and overwhelmed. Too much to do, too much I’m reaching for, and
Accepting The Season of Menopause
A Variety of Suffering I was asked to write on suffering for a friend’s blog. You might think it a bit odd that I would choose to write about menopause. There is the intense
Invincible – In Christ Alone!
You know, the older I get, the more I find that I’m not as invincible as I once thought. Yep, I’m ‘vincible’! Okay, so I looked it up, and it’s not
Do You Need A Spiritual Mother? — Teaching Women to Love Family and Manage a Home
As a Christian woman, what does Titus 2 mean to you? I was cleaning out my bookshelf and came across a book that had “graced” my shelf for too many years.&
What Do You Value?
What is the value of a coin? A car? A house? A person? A human soul? The term ‘value’ has many connotations. What is valuable to one person may not be to another. A coin
Without Love, I Am Nothing – 1 Corinthians 13:2
“And if I have prophetic powers, and understand all mysteries and knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing.” (1 Corinthians 13:2) Charity And Its Fruits
On Gratefulness
The words of a ten year old boy stopped me in my tracks the other day. They really made me think about the meaning of gratefulness. I can describe this word and look it up
Time and Prayer – How Are You Doing?
Time Is a Resource We are constantly told to use our resources wisely, and we usually think of tangible resources like money, food, gas, right down to Scotch tape! But how often do we really
Lessons Learned From God’s Gift of Twins
Life has a way of getting away from us, doesn’t it? Just when we think we have things under control, something comes up and we’re off…..again! The Gift of Twins A few
“Constructing” Successful Adults
Have you ever felt that raising a child to adulthood is as complicated as managing the construction of the major building? As parents, we often wonder if we’re capable of teaching our children what
