(Young Shepherdess - William-Adolphe Bouguereau) Just a few days ago, I was in the grocery store carrying a 5 pound bag of flour. A little boy wandered past me and patted his mother on her arm. “Mommy, do ladies have muscles?” She smiled as she looked down at her son. “Ladies do actually have muscles, just not as [...]
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I have put off pruning our grape for too long. Have you ever stalled from doing something because you were totally intimidated by it? When you have all these grand ideas of growing, nurturing, and producing grapes or hardy kiwis, there is a point that you just have to tackle the learning curve it takes [...]
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It’s not only sad but damaging to children that today’s culture actually encourages children NOT to work. While labor laws initially were established to protect youth from abusive situations of being overworked, the pendulum has swung way too far and now we have a society where young adults are actually expected not to work until [...]
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Over the next nine months I will be writing about the fruit of the Spirit and its cultivation in our lives. With each post I’ll be including a free embroidery pattern download featuring the month’s topic. — Have you ever stopped to think about how your family will look five years from now? How about [...]
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Life’s little moments are fleeting! We need only blink and another day passes. Where does the time go? “See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise, redeeming the time, because the days are evil.” -Ephesians 5:15-16 When I think about time, I simultaneously think about its value. We each have so [...]
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A few nights ago around the dinner table we had a conversation sparked by something I read in the Duggars’ book, A Love that Multiplies. In one part, Jim Bob Duggar talks about what his hobby is. I have to admit, when I first read it, I was a little surprised, although I shouldn’t have [...]
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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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Are you looking for a place to learn about family business, household budgeting, and much more? Join The Family Economics Conference in Chicago, Illinois on March 8-10 for an exciting, yet practical summit on Family Economics! Featured speakers include Kevin Swanson, Erik Weir, Doug Phillips, Steve and Teri Maxwell, Bill Roth, Alex and Cassie Michael, [...]
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