Ordinary Women… Extraordinary Faith
We don’t even know their names. Yet their stories, recorded in the Bible, feel strangely familiar. They could be your stories or mine.
Extraordinary faith
One was a single mom, a widow. She had two boys and a huge debt. Her husband had been a religious man in the community. His death had left her destitute. Now the landlord was coming... >Read More
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Ten Tips for Shopping for Smart Toys
Guidelines for parents, grandparents, or anyone with children on their shopping lists!
American retailer JC Penney has teamed up with Toy Tips, Inc. to help shoppers choose the best toys for children. According to Toy Tips, play fosters intellectual, social and physical development. Adults are encouraged to view toys as learning tools with different...... >Read More
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The Gift of a Moment
For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory. ~ 2 Corinthians 4:17
“Lord, help her” I prayed as I walked into the dark bedroom. She sat with her feeble body slumped in the rocking chair. Her pale face tilted to one side. Mother’s slightly parted, chalky lips dribbled...... >Read More
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The Mailbox
"You're a wonderful Mother," I wrote on the Mother's Day card with the picture of sunflowers, garden gloves, and a watering can. "You were always home for me after school, with warm cookies and milk. You led our 4-H club and worked in PTA. Best of all, now you're my friend, sharing with me a love of beauty, puzzlement... >Read More
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The Heart of the Battle
I just did one of the stupidest things in my life.
As if someone else, I watched myself angrily put black suede sparkled boots on my daughter's feet because she actually refused to brush her teeth without donning some type of footwear. We were in the midst of a battle - I could think of no proper choices to give... >Read More
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My Baby'ss Starting Kindergarten
My Sara begins kindergarten this month. Let me rephrase…my BABY begins kindergarten this month. I have one foot in the school-aged-child season of life, and one firmly planted for one more year in the "mother of preschooler" role (thanks to my other "baby," four-year-old Jack).
I am not ready for this. At all. Sara, on the other hand, has been...... >Read More
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A Mother's Challenge
Sometimes we fail to realize the impact we have on our little two and three year olds. In the busyness of toilet training and keeping the pots in the cupboards, we sometimes forget that lasting impressions are being made on the soft clay of little lives. And we forget the responsibility we carry making these impressions.
Today, as I searched... >Read More
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The Top 10 Reasons it's GREAT to be a Work-At-Home Mom
1. Yellow crayons make great highlighters.
2. You can amaze your friends and... >more
Thirty-four Things I've Learned About Being a Mom
Sometimes you never really do know "how many more miles."
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What Do You Fear?
