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In Awe and Wonder…
Just a short comment today…I am in awe and wonder of the Lord’s creativity, His “surprises”, His expressions of love to us through our children. Perhaps it’s my never-ending desire for “something different”, for another creative expression, that has given strength to my belief to accept all of God’s gifts of children. I used…
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FREE Download From Our Scripture Songs: O Magnify the Lord
Our Scripture Songs, “Lead Me to the Rock” was what I consider a miraculous composition between the Lord and me. A friend suggested the idea and I had already been racking my brain to think of a way to help my children memorize Scripture. Learn More at the Get FREE Download O Magnify the Lord.…
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Appetites for Big Houses Growing, Families Shrinking
This was the title of an article in our local paper. It makes me sad. It has for a long time, as I observe bigger and better houses popping up everywhere, while those of us who have chosen bigger families get the battery of “how do you afford them” at every turn. Says the paper,…
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Society’s Negative View of Children Crosses Boundaries
Well, it happened again, but this time, it was absolutely absurd. There I am pushing my buggy with one of my children, and a lady I “used to know”, is checking out. “Well hey girl!” She yells across the aisle. I smiled and greeted her. She glanced down at the tummy and her eyes got…
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Fingerprints All Over Them
Is it hard sometimes? Sure it is…like all things that are worth anything in life. Being a full time wife and mom to six children is challenging, especially as my pregnant belly begins to impair me and make my feet swell if I’m up too much. And I fail. Sometimes, miserably. I get impatient, I…
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Large Family on Vacation…I’m Tired!
We were blessed (truly, due to the prayers of one of my children who wanted desperately to see the beach for the first time), with a trip to the beach last week. It would be a short vacation, but a vacation nonetheless….or so I thought. We got a late start, the drive took longer than…
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Is homeschooling stressing you out? Well be encouraged–It doesn’t have to!Think Outside the Classroom $8.97 $4.97 Homeschooling is hard work. But it isn’t supposed to be drudgery! After hearing so many moms who were discouraged about “keeping up”, always feeling behind, overwhelmed and inadequate, I decided to put on paper some incredible things we’ve learned…
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If Children are a Curse, Maybe it’s Your Fault
I’m always analyzing the comments of people regarding children, trying to get to the root of why our society views children as a curse. Last week, our whole family went to Wal-Mart. My husband took three children in a buggy, and I took the other three. Interestingly enough, we both experienced polar opposite responses, simultaneously,…
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The "Feeling Epidemic"
I recently had a conversation with a young woman expecting her first child. The topic of work came up (she has held an outside job for about 9 years), and I asked her would she be assisting her husband in his self-employment so she could stay home and raise her baby. Her response was cavalier,…
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Children: Add to the Family’s Economy, not Drain it
It seems that in an attempt to discourage parents from having more children, Satan has used every reason under the sun. One of which is trying to convince us that children are a drain on the family’s economy. There is partial truth to this assumption…because of our warped thinking and materialistic appetites, we have created…
