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Confession. I am ending my affair.

June 4, 2012

Pause: A temporary stop in action or speech. Punctuate: To interrupt periodically. Over a year ago I went to a beautiful local spa thanks to my husband and kids. I am always in heaven at a day of pampering. I went in for my massage and the masseuse talked a bit much for my taste. She kept ...

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Fight or Flighter?

May 28, 2012

We are currently in a marriage series at our church that has been very challenging. I can’t help but carry what I am learning on the weekends through our Mama Helpers. Thus all the nudges for love notes the past couple of weeks. This week we are being challenged to “fight fair” in all our ...

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Creating House Rules

May 16, 2012

I sincerely apologize for falling off the face of the earth when it came to our Revolutionary Parenting series. Some of it was time and some of it was that Chapter Five, which is what was next to discuss, was a really hard chapter and it took my husband and me a few weeks to process. Here is an ...

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You are…a PROMISE!

May 11, 2012

You are…a promise with a capital “P!” With five-year old gusto and pigtails swishing, I used to belt out this Sunday school favorite – I am a promise. I am a possibility. I am a promise with a capital “P.” I am a great big bundle of potentiality. And I am ...

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You are…LIFE.

May 10, 2012

It is two minutes till midnight and I am a full hour past my self-professed bedtime. I wander into my kids’ bedrooms, re-cover them, give them a kiss, and linger a bit to feel their soft baby skin. I never want the pre-bedtime ritual to disappear. As I stand there my mind rewinds through our ...

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You are…BEAUTIFUL!

May 9, 2012

Dear Child of Mine, Days pass, seasons change, and months turn into years and yet I still look at you as if you were a newborn. Every time I watch you try something new, all of my fears and excitement return as if it were the first time I laid eyes on you. The love you feel for a child can ...

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You are…IMPERFECT!

May 8, 2012

You are . . . imperfect! And (this is the good part), it’s okay!!! I read a quote not long ago attributed to a pastor in North Carolina by the name of Steven Furtick. He said, “The reason we struggle with insecurity is because we compare our behind-the-scenes with everyone else’s highlight ...

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You Are Exactly The Mom YOUR Child Needs.

May 7, 2012

You Are “You are a mess.” “You are amazing.” “You are in over your head.” “You Are ________” Two words loaded with either accusation or affirmation. As moms, we tend to let in the accusatory “You Are”s and ignore the affirming ones. Or in the absence of the world accusing us, we ...

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The moment I fell in love with Africa.

May 4, 2012

I know there are children five blocks away from you and thousands and thousands of miles away from you that need love, care, and attention. As mamas we want to love them all, don’t we? I want you to meet my incredible mama friend, Erin, who has a passion for children in Africa. Monthly she will ...

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Me. Minus the cute hat and pretty smile.

May 2, 2012

Can you say tired little girl? I had every intention of returning us back to our look at the book Revolutionary Parenting by George Barna but instead you are going to meet me. The me that throws up on paper and calls it journaling, the me that gets bitten by worry, the me that tries really hard ...