This Week’s Quote: “The worth and excellency of a soul is to be measured by the object of its love.” Henry Scougal (The Life of God in the Soul of Man ), quoted by John Piper in The Pleasures of God All too often I get caught up in the things of this world and I forget the true gift…
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Power of a Praying Parent Study – Chapter 1
Have you read the chapter yet? This chapter Becoming A Praying Parent truly introduces us to the idea of laying our children daily before the feet of God. This is the kind of thing I love about these books, helping us really establish a solid foundation of prayer. They also help us recognize any of our own hangups and issues…
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Just A Glimpse
A peek into the everyday sports life of a family with 6 boys (well, only three are in sports right now) ~ just a mere glimpse, mind you. A look into ONE HOUR or so of our lives during the height of football/soccer season, where you can find us running around in circles (literally LOL). To lessen the confusion feel…
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A Woman of Honor
“The Jews had light and gladness, joy and honor” (Esther 8:16)“Now Esther spoke again to the king, fell down at his feet and implored him with tears . . . and the king held out the golden scepter toward Esther.” (Esther 8:3&4) So many thoughts . . . where to begin? ~First, Esther risked her life – not once, but…
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Why I Pray
“Praying is no easy matter. It demands a relationship in which you allow someone other than yourself to enter into the very center of your person, to see there what you would rather leave in darkness, and to touch there what you would rather leave untouched. Why would you really want to do that?” ~Henri Nouwen~ As a child I…
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Tackle it Tuesday
We had a summer’s worth of fun yesterday at our State Fair and the boys really had fun, so today it is “down to business” getting all the final details taken care of in preparation for the first day of school tomorrow! There are rooms to be tidied, clothes to be checked and laid out, another check to be sure…
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The Power of a Praying Parent Study
We are just beginning to go through the book The Power of a Praying Parent by Stormie Omartian and we want to make sure that any one who wants to join us has all the details! How to Start:You may join in at any time as this will be a lengthy study. The sticky topic will let you know where…
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19 Months – Oh Boy!
Tomorrow my babies are 19 months old! It has been far too long since I have posted here. Because the beginning of August was so tiring with all of the crying and loss of sleep I really feel like I’m still playing catch up a little. The Things They Do:They are absolutely as adorable as ever, but they are ornerier…
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In the Midst of Motherhood
There comes a time in many mom’s lives when they begin to wonder where they went. If you hear yourself saying “Huh?”, keep reading and you’ll understand. As a mom it is not uncommon to find after a while that the role of “mom” begins to define who you are. It may also become difficult to figure out who you…
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