Why Scripture Memory is so Important
When it comes to memorizing bible verses, we don't often see the point. It is something we did in Sunday School when we were kids, but that's the extent of it. And when it comes to making our kids do it, it seems like more work than its worth, but I would contend that...
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Change Happens in the Blink of an Eye
***Updated March 2019 from original publishing date of January 2015. "Enjoy them now, they grow up so fast." Any of us with young children have heard this statement countless times from well meaning relatives and strangers. At the moment, while we are pulling our...
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How I teach my children obedience
Obedience is an important, yet difficult concept that all children have to learn. While it may seem to come easier to some children than to others, at some point or another all children will have issues with disobedience. Proverbs 22:6 says to "train up a child in...
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Being faithful to bible study
I have been asking myself how I am spending my time. Am I being a good steward of the time God has given me? Psalm 37:5 says, "Commit your way to the Lord" and Psalm 5:3 encourages,"In the morning, O LORD, You will hear my voice; In the morning I will order my...
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Why I love this planner!
I am a list setter and a planner. I like to write my to-do lists and I like to schedule out my days. There may be times I need to adjust on the fly, however I do so much better in my day if I have a plan worked out telling me what I need to do and when. Because of...
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How are you making the most of your time?
Am I making the most of my time? Homeschool, blog, church, family; I have so many things vying for my attention, but if I'm not careful, I can easily waste an entire day wandering aimlessly because I haven't written anything down. I know I have things to do, but I...
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Finding the Gospel in Fall
I know that I am not alone when I say that I love fall. The colors, the crispness in the air, the cool temperatures, the smell of pumpkin and cinnamon wafting through the air as we cuddle in sweaters and blankets before a fire -- yes, those thoughts bring a smile to...
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Learn to Love the Bible {31 Days of Finding Hope in the Waiting}
If it isn't clear by now, I'll say it again -- what got me through years and years of waiting, depression, and pity parties was the Word of God. I listened to expository preaching weekly and had frequent discussions with "older women" in the faith. I ate up...
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Serve Others {31 Days of Finding Hope in the Waiting}
Last time I talked about one of my all-time favorite verses, Matthew 6:33, "But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness and all these things will be added unto you." When things are going wrong in our lives, our first instinct is to be anxious, or worry...
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Stop Worrying and Seek His Kingdom {31 Days of Finding Hope in the Waiting}
In an earlier post I posed the question, “what can we do during the waiting time?” While the short answer is to be still or cease striving, I think there is something we can do -- Seek first His kingdom and righteousness. Change our focus. Stop worrying about that...
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KNOW that God is Absolutely Able {31 Days of Finding Hope in the Waiting}
We know that our God is able to do anything. We may have even grown up singing, *Our God is so BIG, so STRONG, and so MIGHTY; there's nothing our God cannot do!* But what does that mean in our everyday lives? How does this knowledge give us hope? We are prone to...
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