Category: Motherhood
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Praying for Our Children: FREE PRINTABLE
One night at youth group our pastor invited us leaders to share something from our hearts to the students for their upcoming year. I kept feeling a tug at my heart to simply pray for them; beyond wisdom or advice, I just wanted them to be blessed and know that…
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Let It Go
I never thought that dropping off my second daughter at her first day of kindergarten would be so uneventful. She has been the attached one, the one who acted out for babysitters, the one who needs cuddles, and still naps in the afternoon at the age of 5 and a…
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What Happens When We Abide and How This Blog Got Its Name
“As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Abide in my love.” John 15:9 “If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commandments and abide in his love.” John 15:10 “Abide in my love.” “Abide in my…
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Guest Post Alert!
“This verse is not an instruction for us to make our bodies shiny and new like the temples we imagine. It’s not a direction to store up treasures, and protect ourselves from invaders. This is a verse that begs us to remember that God created us to be temples of…
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God Chose You: Mothering with Purpose
The ways in which they are difficult, or sweet, or angry, or tired, or loving were made especially for you. You were equipped by God to take care of these specific beings, even if it may not seem like it.
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God Crafts Perfect Gifts For His Children
need, he lifts us up. When we need comfort he sends a friend, or a word straight from him. When we need a miracle, he is ready to give it. We don’t have to work for it, we don’t deserve it, but he loves to do it. I imagine him…
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I Am No Longer in Darkness: Our Freedom in the Lord
There is so much darkness that even seemingly happy people are in when they do not have the Lord in their lives. And we are free from that. There is so much freedom in knowing that we live in the light, and are free from darkness. What things has the…
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Seeing The Gifts of God Within Our Toil
He gave us pride in career achievements, baby giggles, Girl Scout cookies, really good coffee, and romantic dates with our spouses to remind us that everything is not in fact meaningless. He gave us those precious gifts to remind us that the toil is not in vain, and that even…
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Not My Will But His: Feeling Worthy Of Your Call
I am not worthy of this call on my own, but because he chose me for the call of motherhood, I am worthy. It is not my own patience, my own shining parental abilities, my own strength, or my own ideas. It is hands down, plain and simple, only the…
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Christ and Our Kids: 4 Tips for Putting God First In Their Lives
“Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. These commandments that I give you today are to be on your hearts. Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along…
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