It’s been said that unforgiveness is like drinking poison and hoping your enemy will die. That’s a very true statement because when we hold onto hurt, it creates bitterness inside of us. Bitterness builds walls between us and God and between us and others....
“The truth is that our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feeling deeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled. For it is only in such moments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of our ruts and start searching...
I’m looking ahead to January when I’ll be starting another online book study! This time we’ll be reading and discussing Real Moms…Real Jesus: Meet the Friend who Understands. The study will run from January 9 through Feb 20, 2012. If...
One of the responsibilities of parenting is teaching our children manners. These are the “pleases” and “thank yous” of life that lay the foundation for interpersonal relationship skills that they’ll use throughout adulthood. However, learning manners isn’t just for...
Hindsight is Always 20/20 By Carla Green I loved my days of parenting young children. I now am a mom of a 23, 21, and 17 year old. When I look at how I parented and my goal of parenting, I honestly missed some great opportunities. I’d like to share with some...
How are you doing with regular exercise? Is it part of your daily routine or have you let it lapse? I was doing well with exercise in October and early November, but mid-November through Thanksgiving I got out of the habit. It’s amazing how easy it is to let...
Thank you to all who participated in our adoption discussion yesterday! The winner of the drawing is Laurel! I’ll be contacting you, Laurel, by email to get your address. I’m so encouraged by all the lives that have been touched by adoption! It’s...
Did you like the idea of yesterday’s “Family Challenge” guest post by Jane Graham. I loved it! The links to her two blogs were incorrect yesterday…so sorry! If you want more encouragement like that, you can find her...
What a great discussion we had yesterday about what is on our “not to-do” list this holiday season. If you are wanting to simplify this year, read through the over 50 comments on yesterday’s post here. You will be encouraged! The winner of...
Thanksgiving’s over and most of us have Christmas on our minds now. Every year I have a Christmas “to do” list a mile long. But every year I shorten the list in some way. This year I’ll be baking less and our Christmas budget is smaller so...
“Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.” ~ I Thessalonians 5:16-18 NIV
I’ve been working to get everything ready for company: food prepared, house cleaned, beds made… However, today I’m working on one last preparation. There are a lot of tasks that I do as a mom everyday and even more tasks that I’m doing to get...
Today I have turkey on the brain….lots and lots of turkey. With 35 people coming to my house for Thanksgiving, I’m knee deep in pumpkin pies, turkey, dressing, and other yummy Thanksgiving treats. We’re doing appetizers for lunch and then having...
Happy Monday! Today’s Motivation Monday challenge is to get a date on the calendar with your spouse. Set the date, arrange the childcare, and make it happen! Remember dates don’t have to cost a lot of money…go to a coffee shop, look at books together...
” “Far too often we spend most of our time pulling weeds in the garden of our children’s lives instead of fertilizing the flowers.” ~Ken Davis
