It can be tricky keeping kids busy doing productive things in the summer (if you’re off from school), especially with the lure of the Internet. I offer you some tips: …
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Last week a blog reader emailed to ask me the following question, and I thought it was an excellent one to visit and discuss. I’d love for you to enter …
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Whether you technically homeschool or not, you definitely homeschool in the summer when your children are home. And if your homeschooling has an “end”, you’re confused. I basically dislike the …
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Some moms are hard on themselves, and perhaps they should be. Perhaps there are areas where laziness or apathy has crippled them and they need a good kick in the …
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Today I have the privilege of sharing some of my personal realness at the blog, Baking Humble Pie, run by Bethany, a virtual friend of mine whom I met here, …
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“When men don’t fear God, they give themselves to evil.” Ray Comfort “Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this [is] …
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How to do the “Hard” in Your Mission Field
There are few ministries or pursuits more noble than the mission field. Any parent is proud to say of his adult child, “My son or daughter is a missionary in …
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You and your family might feel like you’re swimming upstream. But have you ever tried swimming against a flood? I would like to personally invite you to attend the Noah …
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5 Reasons You Think You Can’t Homeschool, And Why I Think You Can (Read at Your Own Risk)
I would have hoped Christians saw the many reasons to pull their kids from public school before Obama started inviting boys and girls to share bathrooms and dress in the same …
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(And isn’t my sweet little Zane so precious?) What I would love for Mother’s Day is a how-to manual. I know there’s the Bible, but I mean a practical “what on …
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Creative Ideas for Grandparents Our generation (and several before it) has completely lost sight of the big picture. That our job here on earth is to keep serving, keep discipling, …
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Perhaps the title should read, “Satan’s best tool” but it’s just a title, and sometimes Satan gets blamed for things we do to ourselves. As a 43 year old mother …
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I absolutely loved the article, On Thinking Generationally, as it reminded me of why we pour so much of ourselves into our children. We need reminded. Raising the next generation …
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I’m going to go out on a limb and guess that most of the moms reading this feel like not enough most days. I’ll bet some nights you slink into …