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October 8, 2015
How to Make Those Tough Decisions When Parenting Against the Current Culture
My kids were very little when I came across an old friend.
We sat together, and she told me that she had just come to know Christ.
Then she shared with me what I did not know about her past. As she was growing up, some people in her life worshiped Satan and abused her in this practice. Specifically she told me Halloween was a horrific time for her.
October 7, 2015
4 Favorite Historical Fiction Series for Christian Readers
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History was never my favorite subject.
Important dates evaded my memory. Events blurred together. It all frustrated me (and my teacher—my mom!) to no end.
I loved to read, however.
I was often found with a book in hand hours before breakfast. To me, having to do my schoolwork before I got to read a book was the cruelest and most unusual punishment a day could hold.
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October 5, 2015
Reviving The Lost Art of Loyalty
Matt was tracking his brother and his brother’s friend on an app for the Huckleberry 100. When we could see their bikes were only 15 miles out from the halfway point, we drove downtown to cheer them on at the rest station.
“They’re six miles out,” my husband said.
“Five miles.”
“Should be any minute now,” he said.
But they didn’t come and didn’t come.
We chatted with some friends who had done the family length of the bike race.
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October 4, 2015
15 Things to Love About Being a Mom of Boys
Got boys?
Yeah, me too.
Four of them.
Our oldest son and then three young boys.
And I can’t believe no one told me how wonderful being a mom of boys could be.
Not that I don’t love my girls—you already know how dear they are to me—but boys? They’re some of the best.
Like the best.
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October 1, 2015
5 Verses Every Mom Can Turn to for Help and Hope
I love being a mom.
I love caring for our children. Guiding them. Teaching them. And simply hugging them.
Motherhood is such a beautiful thing.
But that doesn’t mean I always sleep well at night. Or that I never worry. You see, I start to wonder if I’m a good enough mother . . . or at least the right one for this child.
Because — between you and me — I sometimes agonize over these gifts I’ve been given.
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September 28, 2015
So What Exactly Does It Mean to Be Your Husband’s “Helper”?
Lately I’ve been reflecting on a largely unremarkable, yet poignant scene a photographer friend of mine witnessed as she snapped photos of a rather illustrious couple.
As she offered directions in a brief moment during the shoot, the husband became momentarily confused as to what to do.
At that same instant my friend noticed the slight pressure of the wife’s hand on her husband’s back, guiding him into the next steps fluidly.
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September 27, 2015
3 Reasons Mom “Loses It” With Her Kids {& How She Can Win}
To be perfectly honest, I never knew I had a temper.
Not until I had children.
And that’s when I discovered I had a really ugly side.
Surprisingly explosive.
My kids could say or do things that simply set me off like nothing else ever had.
In an instant, I lost it.
Again.
Not pretty.
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September 24, 2015
Scrumptious Autumn-Spiced Pumpkin Bread
Have I ever mentioned how much I love fall baking?
Oh, how I do. I prefer to bake with pumpkin, cinnamon, chocolate, and autumn spices over the ingredients of any other holiday – though I do have a soft spot for Christmas baking, too.
To me, baking is a lot like reconnecting with an old friend.
No matter how long it’s been (it’s usually not very long for me!), the reunion is always sweet, always worth doing, and always a blessing.
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September 23, 2015
Strong Encouragement for the Single Mom
When I was a little girl I never dreamed that I’d get married, get divorced and end up raising my boys alone.
It wasn’t my dream and it most certainly was not in my plans.
Truthfully, I was caught off guard. I was not prepared for the journey that I faced. For a long time I felt like I was drowning in my sorrows. My heart ached constantly for myself and my sweet boys.
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September 21, 2015
What Should You Do When Your Kid Faces Hardship?
Our senior in high school just got a job working at an historical soda fountain and candy store in downtown Kalispell. They make the best shakes there –the kind where part of the shake comes in a classic fluted glass, with real whipped cream and a cherry on top, and the rest comes in a metal cylinder.
So he had this week where everything happened at once.
School all day and then work from 3:30 to 8:00.
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