Purposely Equipped

Grow Where Your Planted

There was a time in my life when my focus was completely on ministry. I had just come out of college where I was very involved with a group of people who where focused on campus ministry. They were a huge influence on me and taught me that life in Christ was about serving Christ

Perfect Mother

Perfect Mother

 This quote reminds me to give up! …give up being the perfect mother! I’ll have you know that as I sit here at the computer, there are 3 loads of laundry waiting to be folded, dinner to make, a kid to pick up from school, a dog to potty-train. And a house to tidy. Actually

Perfect

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You know what bugs me? Perfect moms. Perfect moms with perfect kids, in their perfect homes, and perfect husbands who dote on their perfect little family. They are always put together, dressed to the nines, with their hair perfectly colored and nails manicured. Their houses are spotless, and they somehow seem to flow through life

Do you give "The Look"?

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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 even

Does it put a smile on His face?

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I learn so much from my boys.  Being a mother has taught me so much about life and even more about myself.  Here’s a little glimpse into some things that I’m learning:  How to be more patient, I’m not the only one that can do it, I need to be patient as others are learning. 

Back In The Day

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Being a mom is, I believe, one of the most important jobs I will ever have. It is a gift I have been given, and I take it very seriously. This week in particular, I felt very conflicted with balancing work and home. Maybe it was because it was the first week back to work

Who we are…

Keeping it Personal: not as in keeping it to yourself. It’s not, NOT sharing with others or being in your own private thoughts and keeping IT……….what ever IT may be to yourself. Not ‘keeping it personal’ in the selfish sense of the phrase similar to a child who wants this to be “mine, mine, mine”