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A Peculiar Mom

“I’m peculiar.” If she said it once, she said it a million times. That was my mom. For a number of years, my sister and her son lived with our mom. My nephew always lovingly told her she was “weird”. Her response? “I’m not weird; I’m just peculiar!” She was correct. As one of God’s treasured possessions she was peculiar.... >Full Story

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30 Second Challenge: Listening to Your Kids

At twenty-six years of age I was eight months pregnant with our fourth child. It seemed like I spent most of my time wiping counters, faces, hands, or bottoms. I often had at least one child clinging to my pant legs, either wanting my attention or just randomly tattling on the others. In the middle of this stage of my... >Read More

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