Epic Planning

Epic Planning

This week was our first week of school.  While I have been homeschooling our eldest for a few years, now we are homeschooling all our boys. I have been excited, hopeful, and a little nervous. I have filled out my planner, and put together daily and weekly schedules, as well as planned field trips. With…

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Flip- Flop

Flip-Flop

Today was the day. The day that has been on my mind for months. One that I have been looking forward to and dreading at the same time. It was the last day of public school for my family. I am hoping to write more about why we made this decision later, but right now,…

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Two Ways God Is Interested in Your Love Life

Does God have plans for your love life? Yes! He does! However, you might find that His focus might be a little different than where ours tend to go this time of year. Number One – Love God In Deuteronomy 6:4-9, we read that we are to love the Lord our God with all our…

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The Never Ending To Do List

Have you ever had one of those weeks where you start off making this huge “To Do” list and all week long you are tackling those tasks like a boss?  However, as the week progresses, it seems like two or three things replace the one you completed. That has been my week. I must confess,…

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Bad Advice

Open Mouth Insert Foot So, this morning I learned a hard lesson.  I say learned…I suppose I am in the middle of learning it.  I realized that a piece of advice that I gave my child (two years ago) was not good.  I shared something that I had been taught, but when I did so…

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Saying No To Self-Doubt

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There are times when things don’t work out the way you expect them to.  You may have planned and prepared, but for whatever reason, it just didn’t work out.  This happened to me during Bible Class this past Sunday. Sometimes when this happens, there is a voice that creeps into my head and tells me…

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The Equation of Self Image

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Then He spoke many things to them in parables, saying: “Behold, a sower went out to sow. And as he sowed, some seed fell by the wayside; and the birds came and devoured them. Some fell on stony places, where they did not have much earth; and they immediately sprang up because they had no…

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