My son, Ashton, is taking a few orders for pencil-sketched portraits, but he can only handle so many, so if you’re interested, let me know quickly. I’m thankful for his …
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Of course we want our kids to be happy. We love them. We want good things for them. The problem is, what we often think is good for them …
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Yes, life-changing. The following list, all rooted in Scripture, takes deliberate, faithful teaching, but will pay big dividends in the lives of your children. Teach them to: 1. not be …
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There are plenty of reasons, inscribed in articles everywhere, not to have children. Things like “poop, sleeplessness, hectic trips to Disney World and giving up a thousand freedoms.” And of …
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abortionchurch/children's ministrylarge familiespregnancy/birth control
The Link Between Birth Control & Abortion: Is the Church Really Pro-Life?
Listen to this post on my podcast at Spotify. We must take responsibility for our part in the culture of death in which we now live, or be hypocrites, …
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There’s a funny skit we ran across from an old MadTV episode. It’s classic and my husband uses it on me now. If you want the reference, watch Stop It. …
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Christmasfrugal living/saving money
Homemade Christmas Gift Ideas (Ways We Saved One Year When We Were Broke)
And when I say “broke”, I mean looking-under-cushions-for-change-to-buy-gas broke. Stockings. I bought an old, torn quilt at our local thrift store for $5 and made 6 or 7 vintage-style, adorable …
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David Prince, in his article, “First Person: An Evangelical War on Marriage“, brings a much-needed discussion to light, challenging Christians to consider the message we are giving our young …
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motherhood/family/parentingpregnancy/birth control
It’s Weird That Having Lots of Kids is Weird (And That’s Bad)
Mollie Hemingway summed it up best in her piece, “Fecundophobia: The Growing Fear of Children and Fertile Women“, when she said, “The media remind us regularly that the most important …
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“And that’s what I’m saying now to our own society of hypocrites; our culture of cowards; our nation of traitors who bat not an eye at the mass murder of …
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Fall is like the earth’s big sigh of relief from the scorching summer, exhaling the cool breezes. The crisp air begs us outside and we go. I’m so thankful for …
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The young woman, fresh out of college, caught the eager listeners up to date on her life. Approving nods confirmed her choice: Early Childhood Development. She had spent four years …
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They were too loud and fidgety so we drugged them. They were too rough so we softened them. They were too given to leading us so we insulted them. They …
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This blinking cursor stares at me, mocks me–“You have to write something!“–and every blink is another second gone by and I want to make it go away. There’s a lot …