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How to Acculturate and Broaden Your Son’s World This Summer
By Josh Kissee, Manbuilders.com The summer season is a time every boy longs for. The joy of swimming, backyard fun, water fights, summer camps, BBQ’s, downtime from school, family vacations, and...
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Barnyard Lessons on Obedience And Why Obeying Is Better Than Sacrifice
He called me at 9:15 am asking for his brother’s phone number. “We’re having some trouble with the calf” he said. I held my tongue, gave him Brett’s phone number, and sighed in my spirit. I’ll talk to...
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Change And Transition: Keeping Up and Giving Away {for you}
The winds of change and transition are blowing at home. Our summer’s been busy as our family’s been experiencing transitions. As I’ve spoken to hundreds of women this summer, change and transition is...
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Parenting Series: Why Mama Needs A Minute
By Contributing Writer Kristen L. Nelson of Not Alone Mom “Can everyone just leave me alone for a minute PLEASE?! Mama needs a minute. Sound familiar? There are “those days” that seem to creep up on us...
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The Middle School Years & Choose Now Ministries
We are raising our fourth middle school student. Our kids are three years apart. For ten years, we’ve had someone entering middle school while one is leaving. What. A. Thrill. As a teen, I had...
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Parenting Guest Post: The Video Game Struggle
by contributing writer Josh Kissee of Manbuilders.com Dads, do your children like to play video games? If you have video games in your home, then the answer is most likely a YES! I know, I know. Many...
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Guest Post: Tracy Teppler of My Daily Walk in His Grace
I’m catching up from the Arise conference that I’ll be sharing about soon! I have two other speaking engagements this week, so I’m honored to have Tracy Teppler of My Daily Walk in His Grace and...
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Finding Calm by Jennifer Barnes Maggio
I’m excited to help launch Choose Now team member Jennifer Barnes Maggio’s new book for single parents! Eighteen years ago, I gazed into the eyes of my unbelievably beautiful first-born. I sat in the...
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How To Handle Unmet Holiday Expectations
My hometown is beautiful at Christmas with twinkling lights and picture perfect decorations. It mirrors the image of Christmas. A season of great expectations. Unmet holiday expectations are...
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Why God Doesn’t Want Supermoms
As the snow comes down, recent conversations with women flood my mind. Conversations with moms who are struggling with the past, the present, and the future. The conversations center on the image that...
View ArticleFive Ways To Rest After The Storm
I’ve rarely known what being refreshed feels like until this morning. It’s the third day of being snowed in after a storm in the Midwest. Facebook’s been heating up with complaints of restlessness,...
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Why You Need To Let Go And Be Thankful
There are times God’s goodness is simple. And real. And overwhelming. This morning I woke up in my bed at a place called home. A place I take for granted. “Thank God if your kids are in your beds each...
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Balance, Busyness, and Really Tired Moms
Today I’m making fifteen sandwiches and lunch bags for my favorite sports team this season, and it’s not for a Superbowl party. I’m a basketball mom. I’m a tennis mom, theater mom, a choir mom, a...
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Do You Need Balance? I Really, Really Do
You have to practice what you preach, so the saying goes. So I’ve been practicing what I preach – that’s why I’ve been absent from the blog the last two weeks. Three weeks from today, I’ll be teaching...
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Being Intentional In Busyness
May my God supply all of your needs according to your glorious riches in Christ Jesus.” Phil 4:19 It’s ironic the busiest week our family’s had in a long time is the week I spoke on “Balance, Busyness...
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The Angry-Irritated Mom and Why She Feels Alone
“How dare he act that way” I thought as I left my mother-in-law’s house. I was embarrassed at the outburst my toddler was having. “No, no, I don’t want to go home!” my eighteen-month old screamed as I...
View ArticleThe Mother-Daughter Relationship – Whatever Girls
I’m excited to be posting my first article today with The Whatever Girl ministry of Erin Bishop, a ministry focused on mothers and daughters being intentional. It’s timely today as I prepare for my...
View ArticleGot Balance Series – Defining Priorities
The recent “Got Balance“retreat tackled issues moms struggle with trying to balance the never-ending responsibilities of being a wife, mom, and woman. Every time I do the retreat, women ask for more –...
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Insecurity: The Secret Most Moms Hide
“I don’t need you to envy me, I just need you to be proud of me.” The words poured onto the screen as she typed them to her mom. At forty-something, she felt like a little girl again, revisiting her...
View ArticleHow To Be Intentional With Kids During Summer Vacation
Summer is just around the corner and life can be even busier during summer vacation. How do you maintain quality family time when schedules change and kid’s lives can be even busier? Here are some...
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