The Importance of Our Job as Mothers

“Children are a public trust – Now, that work which is of most importance to society is the bringing-up and instruction of the children – in the school, certainly, but far more in the home, because it is more that anything else the home influences brought to bear upon the child that determine the character [...]

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Good for the soul part 2

Posted something about husbands, here’s one about the kids. Good attitude checks for today. Have a great day and enjoy your families!

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Your Mothering Style

Some days, (yesterday, as an example) my own expectations for myself completely overwhelm me and make for a miserable day for me and the kids. I was thinking about this, this morning. I am one of the few people I know who actually thinks their parents did a pretty great job raising them. Of course [...]

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Just ask for help!

I make is a habit to skim Foxnews.com every day. I like to know the major things going on. This is not a fun story to read, so don’t read it unless you have the stomach for it today. Basically a mother killed her two toddlers in a store bathroom. My thought was, why did [...]

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On playing outside

Hannah requested we go outside today. I don’t really remember the last time she asked. It’s funny. Of late, I have not thought of myself as a particularly outdoorsy person. In the past year (or two!), we have done more tv watching than I care to admit. As we were playing outside today, I was [...]

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Waste

The title of this blog reminds me of a Phish song from my hippie days. Sigh. So, I’ve been working on reading through the Bible in my quiet time. I wasn’t sure what to read, so I just decided to start at the beginning. I was hit a few months ago with the thought that [...]

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Encouragement for moms

Hey, if you’re a stay at home mom, this sermon by Pastor Brady Boyd is very encouraging!

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