As I sit back and assess my life – I see a couple of issues that have been created by technology for moms: 1. The iPad, iPod, and iPhone can distract us away from the Great I AM. I feel this struggle between spending time in God’s word and blog hopping! We live in such [...]
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There are times in motherhood where I have been both frustrated and baffled. Frustrated because I am disciplining my child for the same thing over and over and over and over and baffled because I am consistently giving consequences over and over and over and they are not changing. I remember when my son was [...]
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Summer break will be here in a flash! We’ll be spending a lot of time with our children - so this is the perfect time for us to be encouraged, inspired and challenged through a Summer Book Club using Sally Clarkson’s – The Ministry of Motherhood! Angela (my partner over at GoodMorningGirls.org ) and I skyped [...]
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The Proverbs 31 woman was a domestic artist. Proverbs 31:22 says “she makes coverings for her bed.” Did you catch that – she MAKES her coverings. Well, I’ll be honest – I buy my “coverings” at Target! But I am working my way through “Polished Cornerstones – Projects for Daughters on the Path to Womanhood“. [...]
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A reader asked “How can I show my daughter that being a homemaker has value?” Here’s my answer. Walk with the King! Courtney (I’d love for you to Visit me over at Women Living Well!) Tweet ShareCourtneyCourtney blogs over at Women Living Well. She has been married to her high school sweet heart for 13 [...]
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“I am so tired.” Are those words that you think quite commonly? Me too! I read a crazy statistic that said “In 1850 Americans crawled into bed at a reasonable hour and slept an average of 9.5 hours a night. By 1910, half the country had electricity, but our recent ancestors were still breathing evenly [...]
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Americans crave to be full – we want full stomachs, full closets, full garages, full toy boxes, and full calendars. Americans have more stuff than any nation in the world and we have placed our hope and dreams in this stuff. We find joy in the next meal, the next fun experience, or our next [...]
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Have you been hacking at your watermelon for years? I have! Actually, I am a little scared of cutting watermelons – I feel like it’s dangerous – because the first slice is so difficult. BUT 2 summers ago, my sister Kristen taught me this really neat way to cut up a watermelon quite easily! I [...]
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