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Child abuse or should I say the prevention of – is a passion of mine. Picture this. You are at the grocery store, target, mall- some public place… when a child is acting out. You can see the anxiety of that parent rising. They may lash out at their child who is misbehaving, and maybe
I’m writing a series this year called Women of God: Harlots, Tricksters, Judges and Queens. It publishes on the first Thursday of each month. The series is about women in the Bible and what their stories teach us about our hope in the gospel. The story of Tamar is a shocking story but not unlike
A couple of years ago, a friend of mine presented me with a 2-sided, off-centered, black and white copy of a copy 8.5 x 11 piece of paper. The top of one side read, 31 Biblical Virtues to pray for your kids.* Her and I talk frequently about parenting, how to be better moms, how to
This past weekend, my husband took our 6 year old daughter Gracie on a trip to see family in California. Living in MN, a trip to CA in the middle of February is much to be excited about! Add to that she was visiting a same age cousin who was celebrating a birthday by having
HALT = Hungry — Angry — Lonely — Tired When I am feeling irritable, as I do right now, I think of the above analogy a friend shared with me. When even one of these feelings is out-of-balance… …I feel vulnerable. Balance is difficult, especially for me right now; as a single mom of three,
I met this little guy on a walk one fall morning. I guess you could say we didn’t formally meet. He was DOA… …dead on arrival. Before I found him on my path, I had been asking God some hard questions. I sat on the fence of indecision in many different ways. I felt confusion,
“For fast-acting relief try slowing down” – Lily Tomlin We can GO. GO. GO. with out stopping to take a breath because life is full of expectations. From ourselves and others to DO. DO. DO. Life happens. From one day to the next. Life goes on. Even after hiccups, set-backs, and losses. Life begins with today
(If you received this post via email, be sure to click here to watch the video.) Why? What is the inspiration behind what you do…in all. areas. of. your. life? Do you know? Some set goals for the new year, some wrote resolutions, some chose a One Word {that’s what I do} others simply
What if, you woke up today with only the things you thanked God for yesterday? OUCH!! I stumbled across this message the other day and it stopped. me. in. my. tracks. Why? Because I had been having a pity-party. It wasn’t fun. really, it was NOT. There was no one at my “party” it was
Recently my husband and I got the gift of a lifetime… …ONE whole weekend without our kids. For some of you that may not sound like much, but for us, it was a miracle. We have no family who live close in our area, so these types of weekends are few and far between. As