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Category Archives: Parenting
Fall Fun–Seeds for Teaching Your Children
My October-November post is up at Word Explain’s Parenting Q&A page! Here’s a hint…it’s all about pumpkins! We had a freeze the other night, so I’m rotating my green pumpkins around in my sunny back porch, hoping they’ll “orange” up … Continue reading
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Where is God in this Mess?
Q: My family is going through a ‘bankrupt time’ physically and financially. Everything I used to think assured about our future—my children’s future—is now uncertain. My older teens are making choices that are taking them away from the church. I … Continue reading
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Dealing With Interruptions
Check out my June article, Dealing With Interruptions, at Parenting Q&A, hot off the press! ;O) Here’s the question: I’m a stay-at-home mom, but I also freelance three days a week. Balancing parenting with my writing career is more difficult … Continue reading
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Where Is Your Treasure?
To find out what *I* personally think your treasure should be–and it might surprise you–hop on over to Parenting Q & A for my latest article! Here’s a hint as to what it’s not: Not our new vehicle, or our … Continue reading
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Why Homeschool? A Christian’s perspective.
This morning as I slipped and slid my way to the chicken house over ice and snow, hurrying to get my morning chores done, I realized how cool it is that I was excited to get back to the house, … Continue reading
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Parenting Q & A Column
Doesn’t this sign capture the sad hilarity of what many people believe is the inevitably bumpy road of parenting? Let’s face it, there really is a crush of godless parenting advice out there, and sometimes I think the devil just … Continue reading
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May Day is Tomorrow!
I’m over at Writer…Interrupted today! Come on over and read my post, “The Crafting of a Life.” It’s a sneak peek into the obsessive-compulsive life of a writer and how important it is to actively engage in real life every … Continue reading
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Homemaking: Teaching our Daughters
Came across a great post today that really affirms all we do as mothers, and equally important, how important it is that we teach our daughters all they need to know to equip them to run their own homes some … Continue reading
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Mothers and Dresses
So the other day my eleven year old daughter comes up, hugs me hard and long and says, “You are just so lovable when you wear dresses!” Hmm. I began to wonder if wearing dresses produced a similar magic to … Continue reading
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Exploring Biblical Hospitality, Part 1
We’ve had some sickness this past week. Head colds. The blahs. Last weekend, after a particularly whiny and complaint-filled morning, my dh decided to make “complaining” the subject of a “here and now” home Bible study. Using the appendix in … Continue reading
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