Self-control

  I was recently blessed to stumble across an encouraging series by sweet Kelly (who is also a contributor for us) that I know you will be blessed by as well so I wanted to be sure to share it with you all. Be sure to visit these posts and glean the godly wisdom she [...]

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(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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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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  Today we have a guest post by Heather of Raising Mighty Arrows: In case you thought this post was all about food, it actually has very little to do with it.  Stick around and you’ll likely find yourself somewhere in the midst of this topic. When Mama doesn’t rise before her children and spend [...]

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The name of my blog is Raising Arrows, but there is something I always like to clarify… I am also raising adults. If there is one thing our society is lacking these days, it is Responsibility.  Responsibility for our own actions.  Responsibility for our own consequences.  Responsibility for our behaviors, emotions, and reactions.  All too [...]

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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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Assuming all reader’s here have daughter’s it may be safe to say most of you have had the challenge of handling the emotions of a girl. I mean, come on, we have to deal with our own emotions at times, don’t we? I have two girls and three boys and there is such a vast [...]

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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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