Maybe I am far behind in the world of craftiness, but until a few months ago, I had never even heard of loom knitting, but now it’s become a favorite activity in our home! As I’m always on the lookout for relatively easy handicrafts we can do around here, I liked the idea and thought [...]
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I’ve long known that the written word is powerful. God’s Word is the most important example that comes to mind. But also things like handwritten letters and thank you notes — particularly in this technological, text-twitter-email-facebook world we live in! More recently, I’ve learned that the spoken word is immensely powerful as well. The first [...]
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About two years ago, my husband and I took on a mission that I believe has already impacted future generations: we became adoptive parents to a teenage daughter. As parents, God has entrusted us with the noble task of teaching and training our children so they may grow into a relationship with Christ. Adoption adds [...]
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Recently, I baked a pound cake from my grandmother’s tried-and-true recipe. My family loves it, and there’s always enough to share with friends. As I concentrated on mixing the cake batter to the proper consistency while distractedly singing along with some of my favorite praise music, I was suddenly in tears, overwhelmed at the magnitude [...]
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Sometimes I love the insights God shows me. But other times? Not so much. Turns out, I’m really selfish. On the outside, maybe it doesn’t look that way. Sometimes friends express wonder about how I have the time to do all the things I do, and they certainly don’t think they have it in them [...]
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Since being chosen as one of the new contributors for Raising Homemakers, I’ve been thinking more about what being a “homemaker” really means. Adopting a teenager from the foster care system has redefined my ideas of what it really means to make a home. It’s not how well meals are planned, or how clean I [...]
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