So it’s January…How Calm is your Spirit? Anyone need a detox from all the plans that the holiday season brings? (You can’t see me, but my hand is raised.) Or maybe your spirit is a mess because it’s Tuesday and you’re tired of being tired. I get it. I don’t know if it’s just my personality, but having every…
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‘Tis the Season for Resolutions! I have never been good at resolutions–but I do like the idea of starting fresh with a clean slate. So I’m not anti-resolution–but this year, let’s call them goals. My goals for 2017: Have consistent quiet time with the Lord Quit yelling at my kids The first goal I’m tackling is getting a grip on my…
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If you’re like me, then you often find yourself saying the same thing all day long. Get off that…Stop doing that…Don’t touch that…Don’t say that…Come here! You get the point. I go through spurts of following parenting books and trying all of the different methods. But I’ve never been very good on the follow through and I am a sucker…
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He’ll fight for me?! I have always struggled with the idea that God would fight for me. I try to fix problems myself before ever handing them over to Him. As if my strength is so much greater than that of Jesus Christ? My logical brain knows that is ridiculous and if I just gave—even the smallest problem—to God, then…
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Just Grow Up Already, Mean Girls! Whenever I am around adults who are being mean girls and having drama I just want to yell, “grow up!” But I try to resist that urge because when it’s me having the drama, I don’t want someone to yell that at me! Ha! Somewhere along the line, we got it in our heads that…
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