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Parenting Our Children Pursposefully with the Future In Mind

As parents we all have the potential to hold on too tight.  Out of our great Love and Deep Concern for our children, we make choices in raising them, educating them, carefully “choosing their environments.” One of the challenges I see all parents potentially struggle with, but maybe especially home schooling parents, is the temptation

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Significance Behind Choosing a Name

As Parents we are privileged, by God, to be able to name our children.  Through out scripture careful thought and reflection went into choosing a name… and often times God also spoke to either the mother or father to be, telling them what the child should be named; always based upon meaning. When I was

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Tips for Building Your Child’s Self-Worth~ Love them

Tips for the Mom: 1) Love them!  It’s Obvious, but we need to choose to show our love sometimes… kids are fun and easy to enjoy most of the time, but when it is hard we need to show them grace and love by how we react to them. 2)Make the Most Important thing~ The

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Does Your Daughter??? Mom’s Get Real! :Beauty Series Part 3

Thought Provoking Questions for Mother’s of Daughters: ~Does your Daughter Come to You for Advice on Appearance? ~Or is she getting Her ideas from her friends or the community     you are part of? ~Is Your Daughter Scared to Talk to You? ~Are You Setting a Godly Example by the way you view yourself and the

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Our Appearance & Relationship with Our Daughters: Beauty Series Part 2

Disclaimer: This is a Potentially Offensive Article… I almost didn’t post it… read only if you are willing to get real and do what it takes to help your daughter have a strong self esteem~ it starts with you~ Mom! In my previous article Beauty Within Radiates Outward, we talked about how important it is

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Beauty From Within Radiates Outward: Beauty Series Part 1

3 “Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as elaborate hairstyles and the wearing of gold jewelry or fine clothes. 4 Rather, it should be that of your inner self, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God’s sight.”      1 Peter 3:3-4close1 Peter 3:3-4 3 Do

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Reflections

Lamenting ~ Work ~ It Never Stops ~ Unless I Make it!

“What do people really get for all their hard work? I have seen the burden God has placed on us all. Yet God has made everything beautiful for its own time. He has planted eternity in the human heart, but even so, people cannot see the whole scope of God’s work from beginning to end.

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HelpMeet Training 101: REAL MEN DON’T WEAR PINK

As wives we are designed and chosen by God to complement our husbands.  As you know, this doesn’t come naturally… it’s a choice.  It’s a choice that comes with a fight.  Women have a long history of battling a desire for control and leadership over man in general, but this temptation is strongest and most

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Serenity for Your Soul

This year I am participating in a Mom’s Review program through Eternal Encouragement Magazine (also known as TEACH Magazine).  I am excited to be able to introduce a few of their products to you through out the year.  Last month I posted a review on Lorrie Flem’s Ebook titled Organizing Happiness and this month I

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My Secret Ingredient for Good Relationships with My Children

This year I’ve discovered something that has revolutionized my relationships with my children.  I learned this tip from a mom with five grown boys who regrets she hadn’t taken her own advice. It’s a very simple idea but it has tremendous results. The secret ingredient is “Special Time.” I give each of my children their

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