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The Mended Heart review and giveaway!
We all have areas of our hearts that are wounded. We may believe that those bruised places will never heal. Perhaps we believe that it may be too difficult to face our pain, especially if we know we’ve...
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share or not to share mistakes with our kids?
We’re human. We’ve made mistakes. Do we really need to share mistakes with our kids? Yes. …. And no. Yes, we must show our vulnerability to sin just as everyone else. But, no they don’t need to know...
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how your parenting mistakes can help your kids
We all want to get this parenting gig perfect, don’t we? Sure, there’s lots of “confessing” out there. Plenty of people telling you that it’s okay to not to get it right every time. Myself included!...
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lukewarm spiritual formation of kids can really burn
Lukewarm spiritual formation of kids really burns. It burns God up…. “I know your deeds, that you are neither cold nor hot; I wish that you were cold or hot. So because you are lukewarm, and neither...
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getting more rest: how mental breaks change your mothering
My mind is always spinning. Concerns about my kids, mental to-do lists for work, financial responsibilities … and that’s usually before I even get out of bed! Can you relate? Getting more rest —...
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how to teach faith through small windows
Having four kids teaches you a few things: I know how to feed a crowd. I can simultaneously get 5 people other than myself ready to go somewhere — and get there on time. I can drive long distances...
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5 ways to stop parenting out of fear
Have you ever walked through a forest just waiting for a bear to jump out, a snake to slither by, or a bug to land on your face? Welcome to parenting out of fear. All instead of enjoying the flowers....
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how being a “good girl” hurt my parenting
Growing up, I was a good church girl. As the sensitive, youngest child in a loving, but dysfunctional Christian home, I quickly slipped into the role of peacemaker and people pleaser. My mother...
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do it right the first time! and other bad advice moms believe
“If a thing is worth doing, it is worth doing badly.” — G.K. Chesterton Are you kidding me? We don’t want to hear this. We’ve been told doing it right the fist time is important. It’s the best way....
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3 lies that hurt our mothering
I couldn’t have imagined a day like this five years ago. Last weekend, my almost 18-year-old daughter and I drove to her soccer game almost two hours away together. A few years ago, putting the two of...
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Join the Launch Team for our New Book for Moms!
It’s almost time! Our new book, Mothering From Scratch: Finding the Best Parenting Style for You and Your Family is releasing from Bethany House Publishers in January! We are excited about the message...
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3 ways moms can have a new start in 2015
Moms always need a fresh start — to feel new again. Why? Quite frankly, because we are always messing up. Constant reminders come from every direction that seem to remind us of our inadequacies and...
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how to be a new mom every morning
I was the perfect new mom. When the nurse first placed my firstborn in my arms 18 years ago, I began my reign as the Queen of Mothering Perfection. Sadly, I never did get fitted for my crown. My regal...
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why is mommy guilt so loud?
My husband found an old roll of film the other day. That’s right — a ROLL of FILM. The kind you take to the store and have developed. The kind that remains a mystery until it materializes into images...
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how to let kids shape our character
Her comment hit me like a ton of bricks. It was a brutal, but God-inspired wakeup call that brought me to my knees. Broken and humble. A number of years ago, my then middle-school aged daughter and I...
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Mothering From Scratch is on bookshelves!
Today is the official release day of Mothering From Scratch: Finding The Best Parenting Style For You and Your Family! In Mothering From Scratch we talk a lot about dreams and ambitions. This book,...
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you know you need a fresh start in mothering when…
You know that feeling when you’re driving and you suddenly realize you’re lost? Or when you’re in the middle of a project and it starts to fall apart and not come together. How about when you feel...
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a short conspiracy theory about mommy guilt
Why do we have such a hard time understanding that the Gospel message applies to one of the most important parts of our lives — mommy guilt. Why do we have so much trouble allowing God to move in our...
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the day i realized i was poisoning my parenting
With just one simple question, she laid bare the image-conscious, people-pleasing aspect of my character that was poisoning my parenting. From the outside, everything looked fine. When my kids were...
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today is a new day; yesterday needs a time-out
Today is here. Today is a new day. It’s so genuinely nice to be around. It plays well with the rest of our lives as moms and encourages us to be better. You see, Yesterday is severely unkind to us....
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