My Grandmother (Mémé) was an extraordinary woman. Born in the 19th Century, she lived through much in her 89 years....
Lessons from my Grandmother: Becoming a godly wife
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“Feeling Spring” can be a relative term!
I'm feeling spring today! Saturday and Sunday were glorious days here in IL. We had temps in the mid-40s, lots of sun,...
Do you know these simple tips to empower your Homeschooling?
Time to evaluate homeschooling. Well, the first semester is over. If you are like me (and probably most homeschool...
Anniversary blessing! [Teaching What Is Good #147}
I'm afraid I only have my link-up this week. I've had so many other things going on and today is my ANNIVERSARY!!! 31...
Teaching What Is Good #145 {Blessed by my children}
The Haiti mission is finished - learning from my children. Today is the day that my youngest daughter travels home...
Valuable possessions: should we worry about who owns who?
Possessions of this life. "But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys, and...
Strengthening Hearts of Faith in Our Daughters
Mighty Faith We all long for it. We all hope to see it. We all plan for it from the time our daughters are tiny. But...
Teaching our sons to nourish and cherish
Authority run amok I've noticed an alarming trend among men in the church (in the culture really, but I'm not...
Should we be who our husbands want us to be?
To be or not to be... We all have our ideas of what our spouse is supposed to be like. As women, we have a whole...
In a blogging slump? 3 ways to destroy it!
Are you in a blogging slump? We've all been there. A deadline is looming ahead of us and we are absolutely BLANK with...
God, show me how to create memorials
I've been meditating on Psalm 103. I also know it as a song so it makes meditating on it just a little bit easier. But...
Are you dried up and empty?
Do you ever feel like you are dried up, like an old river bed? Sometimes we spend so much time pouring out into others...
Is stress robbing you of joy?
Stress: good or bad Many things can cause stress in our lives. Some of them can even be good things. Getting married,...
Week 2 of a Month of Health
My first week has come and gone in my focus on 1 Month of health. How did I do, you ask? Eh. Let's remember my 5 very...
A new year – a new focus. Health!
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