It only took a few minutes to prepare and yet it made my daughter’s day. Our two boys were off to a tractor show for the day, and just the girls were at home with mama and papa (my husband is self employed which is why he was home). I promised them a tea party [...]
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At my three-year-old Blues Clues birthday party, a girl tried to blow out my candles. I snapped, “It’s my birthday.” We caught it on tape. Nobody ever lets me forget it. Even at three, I was territorial, very fixed on having a special place, a special time, a special something “just for me.” It’s my [...]
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“Parenting is hard”. My friend announced their family motto. I agree with her 100%. There’s the delicate balance between “training them in the nurture and admonition of the Lord” and all that entails, and the work that only the Lord can do in a heart. We require obedience, but obedience must ultimately be from a [...]
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I know an amazing young lady. When it comes to homemaking, she can do anything. Anything. Sew a Civil War ballgown in an afternoon? Yep. Deep clean the bathroom with the explanation of, “I was just bored”? You bet. Whip up scrumdiddliumptious desserts on demand? Better believe it! Unfortunately for you, she chooses to be [...]
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This family? We are a troupe of chili lovers. We are also a troupe of 4:45pm meltdown-ers. And so one evening, in a clumsy, yet brilliant attempt to balance these two opposing forces in our family, I took a significant shortcut during dinner prep… rather than spending up to fifteen minutes chopping all of these [...]
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If you struggle with getting dressed in the morning in something other than a pony tail and comfy pants, join me in the “Get Dressed!” challenge! The “Get Dressed!” challenge is a one-month motivotional (motivation + devotional) where you are encouraged to go from “frumps” to “pumps” in the everyday. Why a month? The goal [...]
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Years ago on a road trip south, my family and I enjoyed listening to The Five Little Peppers and How They Grew. If you didn’t read this beautiful book as a child, I recommend it as a great read aloud (or listen together) for you and your family. The Pepper family, of whom the book examines, has many [...]
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We have a special guest post from The Modest Mom today… As mothers, we have an awesome and exciting responsibility to teach our daughters what being a lady is all about. The best way we can teach them is to show them what it looks like by living it in our own lives. [...]
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