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What Being a Foster Parent is Really Like

My years as a foster mom were some of the toughest, yet also most rewarding, years of my life. I had the opportunity for an interview by Taylor of Taylor Talks, for her Foster Parent Friday Series. Will you please come check out the interview? Find out what being a...

If Today is Boring, Read This

Life has plenty of excitement for any parent, both positive and negative, but in between are row upon row of those routine, remind-me-why-I’m-doing-this-again days. This morning during my devotion time I read from Exodus 13, which is copied below. The backstory here...

3 Steps to Fix Your Kids Bedtime Routine

Use these 3 steps to fix your kids bedtime routine. Ask any parent and they will tell you one thing desired above all else is SLEEP. Oh, blessed, wonderful sleep, how we love you! Sleep is the holy grail of parenthood. Before I had kids, I had no idea what the pain of...

Fitness

This is 40

Jun 6, 2014 | Blog | 0 Comments

THIS IS 40 by Jeff Marshall For some reason, reaching 40 always seemed like a big deal to me when I was growing up. I remember being an overly dramatic youngster, claiming how I would never make it to 18, and then to 21, and then to 30… By the time I reached 30...

To My Daughter on Her 18th Birthday

Jun 5, 2014 | Blog, Family, Parenting, Parenting Teens | 0 Comments

A letter to my daughter on her 18th birthday. To My Daughter on Her 18th Birthday Rebekah Elaine Born June 5, 1996 Some gifts only God can give. What You Have Taught Me, Bekah: You taught me unconditional love. As parents, we discover unconditional love when we have...

Will You Improve Your Decision Making?

Jun 1, 2014 | Blog, Faith, Family | 0 Comments

Each day you face hundreds of decisions. Some decisions are easy. White shirt or purple? Sandwich or yogurt? Other decisions are much harder. Which school should my children attend? When should I retire? Yet all decisions carry value. Decisions are exhausting. The...

Do You Need a Weight Loss Miracle?

May 31, 2014 | Blog, Exercise Motivation, Fitness, Weight Loss | 9 Comments

As I began my 100-pound weight loss journey, I prayed for a weight loss miracle. Are weight loss miracles possible? This was something I truly had to think about as I begin working hard to lose the weight. A Bible Story About Miracles Read this story of a miracle...

I Used to Have Order

May 30, 2014 | Blog | 1 Comment

I Used to Have Order by Jeff Marshall I used to have order in my life. Everything was in its place. The floors were swept, the dishes were put away, the toilet water sparkled like Lake Titicaca in all of its vast splendor. Someone once walked into my house and...

Accomplishing the Impossible, with Guest Author Karen Weatherby

May 29, 2014 | Blog, Exercise Motivation, Fitness | 1 Comment

Note from Sara: Today's guest author is Coach Karen Weatherby, the founder and owner of KMW Coaching. She has over 14 years triathlon experience and has been coaching since 2007. She has participated in over 50 triathlons from Sprint to Ironman distance. She is USAT...

For the Mom at the Slide: When Parenting is Frighteningly Hard

May 25, 2014 | Blog, Family, Parenting, Special Needs Parenting | 5 Comments

It's a Friday evening and I am at the elementary school carnival with Josiah, Paul, and Zack. It's unusually cold even for Colorado in the Spring. Zack and I are standing in line waiting for his turn at the inflatable slide. He'll get to crawl up 15 blown-up steps...

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