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“Parenting is intense.” A friend said that to me today. The truth of those three words pierced my heart and almost made me cry. Not from sadness, but from a soul-felt “AMEN!” She put into[…]
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Endure It Well
I am blessed to know many great people in my life. Sadly, I see many of them at this time being asked to go through trials that are not all of their choosing or creating.[…]
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Learning to Love Ourselves
In the month of February we talk a lot about love. Lately I have been thinking about what it means to love ourselves and (the harder part) how to verbalize that. Why? Because I want[…]
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Homeschoolers say WHAT???
Is anyone else growing a little weary of all the social turmoil recently? I am. In light of that, I wanted to share with you all something to make you smile. Recently I was trying[…]
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Goodbye Letter to 2016
Dear 2016, Our time together is coming to a close. It’s time for me to say goodbye to you. It’s been quite the year with you. A lot of people are upset about the fact[…]
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Take It, and Be Thankful
This is the time of year that we focus on gifts. I can think of no greater gift than one in particular. Life. Life is a gift. That is a truth universally accepted. It is a[…]
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Hold On
Have you ever heard your mother say, “If all your friends jumped off a cliff, would you?” It sounds ridiculous. Everyone knows the answer to that is no. It’s always no! Except when it isn’t.[…]
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Seeking and Finding God
“Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.” Wow, right? That was my thinking. Wow. I want that! For a long time, I would look for God but with very little luck.[…]
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Big D, Little d, What Begins with D? DONUTS!!…or Doughnuts?
Yesterday was Halloween. That was pleasing. The best part of Halloween was the fact that Mr. Fantastic took the kids trick-or-treating. WOOHOO!! I cannot express how much I needed him to be in charge of[…]
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The Old Me
Some of life’s hardest and most important lessons come at the most inconvenient times. I think that’s because that’s the only time God can reach me…when I least expect it. Last week I had to[…]
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