Ramblings of a Christian Mom
When you have a lot of littles (I have 4 kids; my eldest turned 5 in December, my youngest is 7 weeks old), it's important to nurture every bit of independence in them as you can. It's a matter of sanity. If none of my kids did anything for themselves, I would have 3 pairs of shoes to find and put onto little feet. 3 coats to put on and zip [More...]
The PURSE-onality Challenge: "A Holiday-Ready Heart" Maybe November and December are your two favorite months of the year. Perhaps preparing for, living through, and cleaning up after the holidays don't phase you in the least. You may have your Christmas shopping all done, your cards ready to mail, and [More...]
We live in a society that teaches us that we can, and should be, satisfied by other people and by stuff. Lots of stuff. Commercials tells us that we'll only be happy if we have the newest gadget or car. Ads tells us that we need relationships to be happy. Media tells us that we need alcohol to be happy. We tell each other that we need [More...]
This song was sung at church yesterday, and I wanted to share. Everything Jesus did was others-based..and yet, even having known this for years, I still find myself thinking "me first." This song is a great reminder to look past myself. It also reminds me to let others serve me when needed! I hate asking for help, or many times even accepting it [More...]
46 God is our refuge and strength, A very present help in trouble. 2 Therefore we will not fear, Even though the earth be removed, And though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea; 3 Though its waters roar and be troubled, Though the mountains shake with its swelling. Psalm 46:1-3 [More...]
We're all busy these days. We have so much technology to help us be more efficient in our tasks, but I think this has caused us to try to cram more into each day so we end up doing more! When I was given the opportunity to review the short video, Be Still, with Lisa Chan, I was looking forward to receiving some encouragement and advice about [More...]
I decided yesterday that I would record how our day went today for the Not Back To School "All in a Day" blog hop. I guess God wanted to use me to show that homeschool moms don't magically have more patience than other moms, and that it's not easy for us. I know I'm just started out, but if I had any doubt at all about God wanting us to home [More...]
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