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The Weakness of Motherhood
I’ve been in a small group studying 2 Corinthians. We’re wrapping up and just covered the familiar section in chapters 11 and 12 where Paul boasts in his weakness: Five times I received at the hands of...
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Pink Lemonade: Simple skirts for little girls!
I’m new at the whole sewing thing, but I couldn’t resist the idea of trying to make the girls summer skirts for explores and bubble chasing. They remind Eric of pink lemonade. Click here for the free...
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One Greater than Solomon has Come: The Bride of Christ and the Proverbs 31 Woman
As we study Proverbs we have this great hope that one greater than Solomon has come. His name is Jesus. (Matthew 12:42) So where King Lemuel’s mother asked with longing, “A wife of valor, who can...
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5 Tips for Enjoying Toddlers
I have a two year old and a one year old. I can get tired just thinking about it. But mostly I’m tired because they need me from early in the morning until they lay down at night (and often after they...
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The Seemingly Unspiritual Way God Strengthens My Hands
Two verses often come to mind during these exhausting days raising Little People: She girds her loins with strength, she makes her arms strong. – Proverbs 31:17 They were all trying to frighten us,...
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Who do you want to be in 40 years? And how will you get there?
Who do you want to be like in 40 years? Go ahead, calculate. How old will you be in 40 years? Who do you know and admire who’s that age? (If that puts you over 100 years old you can ask, “Who do I want...
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Do you know the 3 steps of Bible study? {How to Study the Bible 101}
Too much Bible study begins and ends in the wrong place: It begins with Interpretation, and it also ends there. But we’ve learned that you don’t start with the question, What does this mean? but...
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10 Ways to “Renew Your Mind” When it Feels like a Giant Cotton Ball
Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect. Romans 12:2 In...
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How “What’s Best Next” by Matt Perman Applies to Homemakers
Melissa’s Note: As I thought about my charge to manage my home, it slowly sunk in that a lot of wisdom about how to manage a company for the glory of God is applicable for how we should manage our...
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Yummy Banana Nut Muffins
We’ve been loving muffins at our house lately. And since my bananas have been ripening quicker than we eat them, we’ve been having a lot of banana nut muffins. I go for these over banana bread because...
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That afternoon when Miriam sat drinking her milk and I told her my memory...
A few days ago Miriam was sitting in my lap waking up from a nap and I thought about telling her a story or a singing a song. But then I thought of something I had never done before: I told her my...
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Happy 4th of July – Share You’re Favorite Red, White, & Blue Recipes!
Happy 4th of July! I had grand dreams of using the wild raspberries and mulberries we picked in a summer fruit tart, but that didn’t happen so much this year. So I’m planning for next year and I’d...
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Is the Proverbs 31 Woman a Career Woman?
In the middle of the Bible there is a poem describing an Excellent Wife, the Proverbs 31 Woman. It’s a bit curious. Her children are mentioned only in passing and half of the poem discusses her work...
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Jesus Story Book Bible: The Video
Miriam and Annette love story time with The Jesus Storybook Bible. We eat goldfish, sing Jesus loves me, and try and make it through a story each afternoon. So I thought it was so fun when I found a...
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Do You Need More Friends?
One of the tips in Shopping for Time that I find it helpful to return to frequently is comparing my list of friends with the kinds of friends the Bible tells us to have: Friends who sharpen “We need to...
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Hospitality, When it’s Not Your Gift
As soon as our guest said goodbye I sat on the couch exhausted. For an hour I couldn’t move. I surveyed what I could of the kitchen and living room as my children chased one another around the house. I...
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Being Mentored by an Older Woman: Learning Biblical Womanhood from Sarah Edwards
Many young women that I know would love an older godly woman to mentor them. At least in theory. But for us to really be mentored by older women the way God would have us be mentored, we must be open...
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Where Can You Best Serve God? Sarah Edwards’ perspective might surprise you!
Where can we best serve God? That’s the first question we will ask at as we begin learning about Biblical womanhood from Sarah Edwards. Samuel Hopkins was a family friend of Jonathan and Sarah Edwards...
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Learning from Sarah Edwards as a Mother
Sarah Edwards’ gloried in her role helping her husband. That was her primary ministry. But with eleven children who left a remarkable legacy, we also have much to learn from her on how to love our...
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