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Appreciate God’s Creation
The Bible begins with the account of creation, how God made something out of nothing. It wasn’t just any old thing. He created land, water, vegetation, animals, people. After each day of creative fun,...
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Trusting God For Big Things As A Family
Webster defines faith as complete trust or confidence in someone or something. It’s a good place to be, trusting God completely when it seems the situation is bleak. With that in mind, let’s talk...
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Appreciate The Differences In All of God’s Creation
As foreign nationals, the differences of people stare us down every single day like a bull about to charge. It’s intense at times. The Rainbow Nation very adequately describes South Africa. It truly...
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Get Your Kids Off Tech And Outside
I’ve become THAT parent. You know, the one that says, “When I was your age…” My thirteen year old son frequently reminds my husband and I that he’s one of two kids in his grade that doesn’t have a...
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Thankful For The Messy Moments
“Oh, your kids were so good. They didn’t fight at all. I can watch them anytime.” Have you ever heard words similar to that when picking your kids up from the sitter or after returning from a night...
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Best Parenting Advice From A Mentor
I had a moment recently, a parenting moment that had reached astronomical proportions (at least in my mind). As a Mom of a thirteen and ten year old, I’m finding that I’ve stepped into the hardest...
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Adding A Pet To Your Family
“Can we get a dog?” “No!” This conversation replayed over and over like a broken record until one day I said, “Yes.” I don’t know who was more shocked at the change in answer…me, my husband, or my...
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How To Help Your Kids Choose Gifts For Their Siblings
God is pretty clear in the Bible when it comes to giving. Giving isn’t just a good idea that we should do when we feel like it. Giving is something that must be a lifestyle, a regular practice in our...
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Engaging Teens In Devotional Time
I have a thirteen year old which means my husband and I have just entered the years of learning to parent a teenager. It also means that we have moved pretty much to the bottom of the list on the cool...
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Ideas For A Spring Break Adventure
Spring Break is great, isn’t it? Taking a break, or a rest, is needed for everyone. It’s even biblical. Mark 6:31 reads, “And he said to them, ‘Come away by yourselves to a desolate place and rest a...
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April Showers Bring May Flowers
I’m a firm believer that embracing the messy, challenging moments of life is vital to becoming a disciple, or a learner, of Jesus. The saying goes, “April showers bring May flowers.” We love the...
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Be The Mom God Called YOU To Be
Be honest with me, ladies. Have you ever compared yourself to other moms? I know I have. Has anything good ever come from such an act? For me, it never has. It has only led to feelings of not measuring...
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Getting Kids to Do Chores Over The Summer
Fall, Winter, Spring. . .it doesn’t matter the season, kids don’t naturally want to do chores, especially, though, in the Summer. I think kids get this idea that, because school is out, it’s time for...
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Living In Light of The Father’s Love
Sometimes I think the key to understanding the Father’s love is embracing the fact that it’s incomprehensible. It doesn’t make sense. Our finite minds cannot grasp how God can be so incredibly loving...
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3 Keys to Help Kids Overcome Obstacles in School
When our precious children encounter obstacles in school, it is heartbreaking to witness. As a parent, we want to help and make it all better for them. While it’s difficult to watch, the silver lining...
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A Simple Apple Pie Recipe for Fall Gatherings
I’m sure I’m in good company when I declare that Fall is my absolute favorite season. It touches our senses in the most dramatic of ways. The sight of leaves changing, the feel of cooler temperatures,...
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Thankful for the Gifts of Our Good Father at Christmas
While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born, and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no guest room available...
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Strategies for Healthier Family Eating this Year
With a new year, comes a whole set of resolutions and goals to attain to. It’s a mile marker to a fresh start. Fresh starts feel good, but when we don’t reach our goals or slowly falter, it’s easy to...
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How to Teach Kids that Kind is Cool
Gracious words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones. Proverbs 16:24 Kindness is the quality of being friendly, generous, and considerate. It’s one of those attributes that...
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What Does It Mean To Be Honest?
The definition of honesty is to be free of deceit and untruthfulness. It’s a beautiful virtue that we desire for our kids to bestow. The honest truth is that it can be hard, especially when we’ve done...
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