I stared at Mt. Washmore and sighed. “Why did you say ‘ahhhh’ like that, Mom?” my two-year-old inquired about my audible groan. “Oh, Mommy just…” I couldn’t finish. Tears welled up in my eyes and spilled down my cheeks. “You need a hug, Mom?” I nodded, and my little girl happily obliged. Two weeks before, [...]
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Have you hugged your daughter today and told her how much you loved her? ************** Tweet ShareMrs. June FuentesJune Fuentes is the happy wife to Steve and blessed homeschooling mother to eight beautiful children that they are raising for the Lord. She has a heart to see mothers all around the world [...]
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For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life handed down to you from your ancestors, but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or defect. I Peter 1:18-19 Five kids, one dirty dog, one messy [...]
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An anonymous commenter left this on my blog the other day: What are your thoughts on the relationship between Christian teenage girls and their mothers? Several sweet and Godly girls I know, who are anywhere from 14 to 18, seem to have struggles with the way their mothers run the household. (Again, including me.) Not [...]
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My oldest son, about five years old at the time, ran towards me wild-eyed and screaming. “Mommy! Mommy!!! Help me!” Twenty yards or so spanned the distance between us, but it felt like two thousand yards. I stretched out my arms to him and he collapsed into them, sobbing. “He was hitting me, Mommy! And [...]
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No matter how you look at it, homemaking is not easy. In many respects, it’s just plain hard. While it also brings great joy and satisfaction, for many of us, the difficulty transcends the emotional challenges homemakers face. It moves beyond balancing the many aspects of homemaking {and living them out well} and enters the [...]
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Today we have a special guest post from Susie Shock of Our Simple Farm… “Why did you do that? You ruined it! How could you do something so careless?” Have you ever been there with your [...]
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Have you ever been perplexed about your friendships with boys? Have you ever wondered how to handle a crush or unrequited love as you try to wait for God’s best? Should guys and girls even be friends? As girls desiring to become godly women, we want our interaction with young men to be God-honoring and [...]
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