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May 8, 2016
You Can Do It Monday
My daughter came to me in tears one night. “Mom, we have to run the mile tomorrow. It’s my last chance to make the soccer team.” “What do you want me to do honey? Do you want me to come to practice? She wiped her tears and nodded her head. So The next day I showed […]
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May 5, 2016
Every Mom Needs Encouragement
Every mom needs encouragement. You need to know that the meaning of your life is not measured by the sum total of the mundane moments and monotonous tasks of motherhood. You need to know not only that what you are doing something that has a purpose, but that you are able to express need fresh […]
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May 4, 2016
No Perfect Moms
Every mom I know wants to be the best mom in the world for her child, but often she may feel like the worst. With the changing stages of a child and the every changing role of the mom, she is often laying down her life… sacrificing her time… being constantly inconvenienced… Staying up late to […]
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May 3, 2016
The Kingdom of Heaven
The Kingdom of Heaven belongs to those who have childlike faith. Here are a few words that describe what it means to be childlike: innocent artless guileless unworldly trusting uninhibited natural spontaneous When I read these words, I want to become more childlike. I want to be more trusting, uninhibited and spontaneously joyful in my […]
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May 2, 2016
Be More Childlike
One day some parents brought their children to Jesus so he could lay his hands on them and pray for them. But the disciples scolded the parents for bothering Jesus. But Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me. Don’t stop them! For the Kingdom of Heaven belongs to those who are like these children.” […]
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May 1, 2016
Childlike Faith (Link up)
Do you have childlike faith for what you need? One year our daughter Angela longed to take ballet so together we prayed for ballet slippers. The next week we just happened to find ballet slippers in her exact size at a garage sale. You could see faith in her little eyes. Then God put it […]
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April 28, 2016
God’s Voice
Do you want to stay out of trouble? I don’t know if you’re a troublemaker, but I tend to fall down at times. I tend to get distracted. I tend to drift. But God is able to watch over me and to watch out for me and to protect me. So if I’ve gone astray I just […]
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April 27, 2016
Friendship with God
Do you want God to confide in you? Jesus talks about that when we obey him we are no longer just servants but we are his friends. Friendship with God are when he begins to confide in you. His hopes and his dreams, he begins to share those with you. Friendship with God is an […]
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April 26, 2016
Fresh Start
Aren’t you glad that God forgets and forgives the mistakes of your youth? I don’t know about you, but I have made a lot of mistakes in my past. And I’m glad that God forgets the wild oats I may have sown. I’m glad that he forgets the mistakes that I have made. I’m glad […]
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April 25, 2016
Father’s Hand
Do you have trouble asking for help when you need it? No matter how old you are, you can still look up to heaven, reach up and take a hand and as you take your father’s hand just like a child he’s going to show you how to walk. Jesus talked about how we need to […]
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