This post was inspired by a book I am reading right now – One Thousand Gifts by Ann Voskamp. You should read it, especially if you enjoy this post. There are three things you should know about me before I officially begin this post: First- I used to love riding my bike. I could often …
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Where Are You Planted?
It’s September which means that I have “lost” two to three hours out of my schedule which is now being dedicated to homeschooling a first grader and preschooler. Of course, it is not a true loss of time in that it serves a very valuable purpose, just a large adjustment that requires increased organization on …
Not the Mad Eyes!
There are moments in parenting where one can be tempted to groan about having to deal with a particular situation, or choose to be thankful that a discipline issue that has come to surface has given you an opportunity to discuss early on a matter that would not be as favorable as the child ages. …
The Messy Mommy Ministry- A Call to Action (Or Inaction?)
The plan was to have a good friend come over for dinner on Easter Sunday. I told her 5 o’clock because we would be getting home from church at around noon and I wanted plenty of time to get my house clean before she arrived. I think I’ve let on a few times that I …
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Feeling Phony
I think about Peter a lot. I would like to say we are a lot alike- in his pre-rock-of-the-church stage- but even then I feel like I am handing myself too nice a compliment. Peter had a courageous mouth. Or maybe Peter suffered with Chronic Foot-In-Mouth Syndrome. I can relate to that. It’s why I …
Getting Re-Sensitized
We live in a graphic society. Our movies have become more gory, more horrifying, and more disturbing. Hollywood doesn’t hold much back. We are drawn to the detail and the emotion that it evokes. If a wound would draw blood, we do not want it to be left to the imagination; we want to see …
Stinky Feet
After bearing the weight of seven children, my mother’s legs and feet were laced with purple varicose veins. I remember as a child admiring my mom’s legs and thinking they were pretty and this was not by recognizing the symbolism in those veins that bore the sacrifice of my life. They were the legs of …
Cleaning House!
No one probably expected much from Josiah. His grandfather had lead a great massacre of innocent blood and his father was murdered by his own trusted officials. At the tender age of eight, when boys in our time are still stumbling in their reading and have not yet conquered long division, Josiah was made king …
Joseph’s Staff
I caused myself a lot of anxiety this Christmas. And a large part of that anxiety lead to blog-freeze (a new term I just created to describe my brain’s inability to form a coherent blog entry). The other responsible party for the blog-freeze would be Julia, the Twenty Minute Napper. I have always been pretty …
Today is a Great Day!
Today has been a great day! And it may seem hasty on my part to deem today a great day when it is only 1 o’clock in the afternoon and there are still a host of events that could take place that could turn it sour, but I am telling you it is a great …