Category: Mess
How Much Time Do You Spend In Bible or Devotional Reading?
If you are a homeschooling mama of little ones, how long do you spend reading either God’s Word or a devotional every day?
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Mother of a Prodigal
Parenting teens is exciting & adventurous to downright difficult. A time of growing & relearning for a parent. Being challenged is not always easy but always valuable. Through it we learn perspective and discernment.
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I Lost My Voice
I don’t parent from fear now. And I don’t anymore. But I did. And I see similar actions from young parents- tactics used to control, cajole, manipulate or micro manage their children. I see some parents who are so scared of letting their children make mistakes.
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Skinny Chocolate
After much trial and error I have finally tweaked the Trim, Healthy Mama (THM) recipe to perfection! Based on the THM recipe but with a few minor adjustments.
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Breaking Out Of The Bubble
I used to like Google, I really did. It wasn’t all that long ago when they respected users privacy and the search results were unbiased (not tailored) and impartial but now they seem to care more about competing with facebook and other social media than being the best search engine.
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Homeschool Phony
I am a homeschool phony. At least that is how I felt when my child asked to go to school.
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My Response To Those Who Have a Different Viewpoint
We all read our Bibles with tinted glass on. Naturally these glasses will affect how we approach the Bible, how we read it and interpret it. There are two main and differing views that shape your worldview.
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What To Blog?
A few years ago, I was told that my online persona did not seem to match my real life persona....
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The Wedding Day ~ part two
The house was in a flurry of excitement for the Big Day had arrived. Hair, makeup, food, dresses. Agh! But in the midst a beautiful young man and woman were joined before God in holy matrimony. I didn’t cry once. For the whole day. It was the most magical day and I was deliriously happy. Abigail has chosen wisely as Ian is a fine young man who is responsible and mature yet full of energy and life. He is a godly young man who has a heart to serve the Lord and both John and I are happy and proud to have him in our family. Nothing sad about that! I couldn’t stop smiling all day. Ok, I’ll be honest. I did cry just once. As they drove off from the reception I had a wave of happy-sadness. It only lasted a minute or so.
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My Story with Depression
Having naturally been a positive person it was a shock to accept that I was depressed. I thought I was stronger than that. Little did I realise that I was delaying any healing or growth.
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Making Butter
Tell me your tips for making home-made butter. Cream or milk? Machine or jar? Help me make better butter.
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Parent or Best Friend?
Hands up if you have a teen daughter? A few years ago, I was advised to be my daughter’s...
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