Tag: family
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Maybe She Was Born With It
Or Maybe It’s Mayballine Does anyone remember this commercial jingle? It has been running through my head this morning as I’ve considered some things that my study of Mary and Martha from Scripture this week brought to mind. If you’ve spent any time looking at these women and how they interacted with Jesus and those…
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Cracker Barrel
Oh Cracker Barrel… Once again, all around us, opinions, feelings, name-calling, assumptions, and all-out attacks are taking place. Just this morning, I popped open my phone to an article written in a newspaper about the changes made at Cracker Barrel, and the comments by supposed adults were more disturbing than anything I read in the…
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The Hornet’s Nest
Seen and Unseen Enemies Have you heard about the birds and the bees? I mean the hornets and the bees and how active and mad they are this year? I kept hearing people talk about this and wondered what I was missing. And then, I discovered exactly what they were discussing! About two weeks ago,…
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CHEATED!
Ok – I said it. I’m painfully aware that as a believer, I’m not supposed to say that I’ve been cheated. With that awareness comes the knowledge that I deserve absolutely nothing and that every blessing of life is a gift from God. I use the words painfully aware, because my head knows these things…
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Happy Hellos
Loving Goodbyes The year was 1986 and I was sitting in the audience among a group of women while a widow in her 30s was speaking. I wish I could remember her name to give her credit for this – but while I don’t know all of the details of her story, I will never…
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Mom is up!
Whoops! Am I Making Too Much Noise? On this Saturday morning as I flit about through the house getting things done I’ve had to laugh a few times realizing that I’m really a bit too loud! One of my daughters has been working from home for a couple of weeks due to sickness among coworkers…
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Smile With Me
Saul to Paul On this Monday I hope to share a little story that makes a few points but will also make you smile. In order for it to make sense, I’ll need to give you a little bit of background. One of the things that my children and I enjoy doing is discussing, debating,…
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Homeschooling Success
You asked for it Just this past week another son earned his college degree in a unique way… 108 credit hours (basically two years of college work) in less than 5 months. As we mommas do these days, I shared his accomplishment on social media – and posted my thoughts as a veteran homeshooling mom…
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My Favorite!
Nope, nope, nope Being one of those people who isn’t easily angered: unless there’s a pattern and I’ve caught on to your shenanigans; I’m very aware of questions or phrases that just make my blood boil. Let’s talk about that today, ok? (I know – why talk about what makes me mad? Well, maybe we…
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That Speech, Though
I Bet You’ve Heard of the Chief’s Kicker Now! Unless you have been intentionally disconnected from the cultural screams this past week, then you are aware of the commencement speech made by Harrison Butker. His words have caused quite a stir and some of you are quite tired of hearing about it. To you, I…
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Well, That’s Gross!
Yes, but think about this… Have you seen anything more disgusting? Yes – this is from my Rainbow vacuum after the first sweep across my den floor. Before I go any further, let me assure you that I’m not looking for cleaning advice, or for all of the reasons I should not have carpet. I…
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The Umbrella
God’s Design for Family Authority – or not… I am absolutely, positively certain that within my circle of readers most have heard of the “umbrella of authority” as taught by Gothard and others. Some of you agree with him wholeheartedly and some of you are outraged by the entire notion. As someone who attended several…
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Grief: “You need to move on!”
Stop saying that, please! In talking about grief today I’m going to hit on one of the most unrealistic demands made by well meaning friends, family, pastors, and even counselors. While not pretending to be an authority on many things; I can tell you that I do know a little bit about this subject, about…
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The Pain of Betrayal
And the Challenge It’s been said that when someone betrays you, it says everything about their character; not yours! Betrayal is a word often used but maybe not so often deeply considered; and less often are the effects considered. Why is it so devestating? What are the different types of betrayal that people endure? Why…
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It’s Got to Go!
That old outdated piece… My heart is in a fragile place these days and I’m learning that healing from many of life’s ‘happenings’ happens in cycles. I’m not crazy about the cycles to be honest. Once I feel like I’ve healed to a point of no more tears; my emotions hit rock bottom and the tears flow uncontrollably. When…
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Lessons From This Christmas
Remembering What Matters My final tree for this year was finally up and decorated on December 5. This real tree in the den is what has affectionately been called “Mom’s Tree” for many years. It holds the “elegant” ornaments that I either made, purchased over the years or inherited from family. I love everything about this…
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The Dismantling of the Tree
…Smile with me as I try to make this fun. My love for Christmas and all of the decorations makes my dislike for when it’s over very real. In fact, last year my children gave me a shirt that said, ’Most likely to cry when Christmas is over!’ But… as with all things in life, whether we like it…
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