Faith
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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...
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...
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
Built on the Rock This morning in worship we sang the hymn, "Built on the Rock" from Lutheran Service Book. I love a variety of music in worship - traditional hymns, contemporary songs, liturgy I grew up speaking and singing, words that are new. I was reminded...
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Here's why I won't give up on Mother's Day. Giving Up Mother's Day There is a movement in recent years to do away with celebrating Mother's Day. It's a fair argument that Mother's Day has become too commercialized. It's also important to consider how Mother's Day is...
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"How do you do it all?" People ask me this question often about how I balance the needs of a bigger family (5 kids, 2 adults) in today's modern world. We aren't a huge family but bigger than is typical these days. My honest reply is " Some days I have no idea."...
read moreHow To Get Through a Family Portrait SessionMy Facebook post that morning: Family photo tonight. Five children and four adults. May God bless the photographer. Mommy is already starting to sweat. Our pictures were being taken for the church directory. We could have...
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