Apr 24 2013
Parenting isn’t easy. Parenting after living through a horrific accident and in a few moments of time becoming a widowed mother is even harder than I imagined some days. There are days when I struggle…when I struggle a lot. There are days that are filled with beautiful times. But over the past several weeks, our …
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Mar 30 2013
photo credit It is Saturday night. The boys are in bed. This past week we have had wonderful moments as a little family celebrating and learning about the significance of the passover lamb to us as believers in Jesus. We have had wonderful moments reading God’s Word as we read and discussed the last supper …
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Mar 28 2013
22 And as they were eating, he took bread, and after blessing it broke it and gave it to them, and said, “Take; this is my body.” 23 And he took a cup, and when he had given thanks he gave it to them, and they all drank of it. 24 And he said to them, “This is …
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Mar 22 2013
Lent and the Easter Season at our house have been so blessed by some of the new traditions we started as a family because of the amazing ideas I’ve found surfing around in blogland over the last few years. I decided I had to share some of the ideas we have used, are planning to …
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Feb 04 2013
Devotion Everyone loves a good story! Our family LOVES stories! Reading aloud is a huge part of our days…and the source of some very, very treasured memories from over the years. Michael still talks with me about how Daddy used to snuggle up on the couch with him and read to him. The kids look …
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Jan 08 2013
Having time with all three of our kids together at home with me are special times which I treasure. Having time with all three of our kids together at home with me as we celebrate Jesus with our family traditions is extra special…even when it happens in the midst of the messiness of real life. …
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Dec 10 2012
We will spend this Advent season preparing our hearts for the time when we meet Jesus face to face. We will spend it living out our family commitment to find as many ways as possible to share the message of Jesus’ perfect gift of Salvation with as many as we can as we share His …
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