Category: Family
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Parenting: What to Do When You Don’t Know the Answers
Parenting is full of questions and decisions. Your kids ask questions, you ask yourself questions, and sometimes situations present themselves where nobody is asking for answers (such as when two children are fighting), but they need intervention in the form of a wise parent. But what do you do when you don’t know the answers? Today’s…
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9 Perfect Gifts for Your Valentine {Spouse}
I told my husband I was writing a post about perfect gifts for your valentine. His response? “I better go read that post!” But no, actually. Because the items below are not things I want, but rather things we already own and greatly enjoy. These are tried and true favorites we use during home date nights, road…
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Chick-fil-a, Conversations, & Christ
Last Friday, my kids and I headed to Chick-fil-a to meet friends for lunch. While we were there, I saw the owner and introduced my kids to the man who had been my very first boss. He kindly offered to get ice cream for the kids. While he was gone, Nate looked up at me and…
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Sacrificing Holiness for Authenticity
It was Saturday morning. Driving home from an early morning run, I stopped by a yard sale and snagged the classic game of Battleship for the low, low price of $1. I had fond memories of playing this game in elementary school and looked forward to wowing my family with my incredible skills. Only that’s…
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Take Time to Build
This past weekend, my sisters and I took time to build our relationship with God and each other. It was refreshing, instructive, encouraging, hilarious, and convicting: all in less than two days. Before my sister, Sarah returned from the Philippines, we talked about attending a conference together. But as we looked at the conferences available…