What is your favorite holiday? I know many of you may answer Christmas because of the chance to share special gifts with family and friends, but many of us may be quick to answer Thanksgiving as a close second. I know for some it may make your top holiday as it represents the one time … [Read more…]
Have you ever caught yourself saying to your kids all of those phrases you swore you would never say? This one is one of my personal favorites – “I appreciate your input but when I need your opinion I will ask for it.” Typically this one surfaces when my kids think they need to rework, … [Read more…]
We were at a get together with co-workers and it was the first time the “new hire” had been invited to hang out. She was a big personality, smart, bold, fun (maybe a bit too much of all of these for being the “new girl.”) I don’t know what lead to the moment, but I … [Read more…]
We had been invited to a home for dinner after over a year of attending a new church. A miracle in two ways as first a family our size rarely gets invited over to someone’s house and two because our church in Texas was a small country church – the kind where visitors took a … [Read more…]
“Mom do we have to go to church during the summer?” I couldn’t believe what I was hearing. I knew that my child’s question was not a commentary on our children’s ministry but reflective of an attitude God wanted to reveal in our home. The thought that summer is “our time.” The time to do … [Read more…]
Recently my husband purchased a ping pong table to provide some extra family fun. With 5 kids there is obviously a great range in skill and interest….but one thing I have noticed that all players have in common is the desire for a do-over. Caleb is the worst. My 11 year old is right there … [Read more…]
It’s noon. I get a distress call from a sweet friend asking for prayer and counsel about some things her daughter is going through. And now, just a few hours later I find myself sharing her distress as the floors seems to drop out and all of a sudden I am in my own “teen” … [Read more…]
I will forever remember that call I received from my son’s Sunday School teacher….”Mrs. Davis, I am not sure if you are aware of the fact that your son put a large sum of money in the offering toward the building fund. I just wanted to check and make sure it was really ok for … [Read more…]
Disqualified: A word I have heard over and over the last several months that just has me riled up! A word that the enemy is using to discourage and defeat believers. Be honest with yourself. Can you readily complete this sentence? -I feel disqualified to speak up as a believer because I ______? Or maybe … [Read more…]
Divide and Conquer was our strategy. There were five of us attending Lifeway’s DotMom conference in Birmingham and the break out sessions offered were so intriguing we decided to divide and conquer to get as much out of the conference as possible. Here are notes compiled by Melissa Neely from attending the Pam Gibbs session … [Read more…]
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