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Thoughts from the Mom Who Needs Grace It was a normal day at home with my girls. Things were getting a little chaotic and needed to change. Instead of stomping my foot and insisting a different mood, I choose to cultivate one. So I ask, “Would you girls like to help me bake some muffins?” […]
Guest post by Kelly Finstrom & craft by Elizabeth Patton Galatians 5:16-17,22 says, “So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. For the flesh desires what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the flesh. They are in conflict with one […]
Pray for Teeth and Talent When my oldest child was eleven, we noticed she had developed a small cavity in a baby tooth, perhaps the result of a brief but thorough period of sugar banditry from the pantry. As this was a baby tooth and causing no discomfort, the dentist advised that we take no measures […]
Is My Dedication Really to Christ? In essence this is what my 10 year meant when she asked, “If you had the choice of being killed by a sword or dying for Jesus, which would you choose?” Me: “I would choose to die for Jesus.” 10 year old: “But that would really hurt?” Me: “Yes, […]
Taking Responsibility for Our Actions Teaching our kids to take responsibility for their actions and choices can be difficult but is a gift we as their parents can give them. How many times now do we turn on the news, listen to the radio, or overhear someone express how someone else’s actions forced a certain […]