Anger. I never considered myself an angry person until I had children. In .73 seconds I can go from happy as a lark to angry as a brown bear whose just had her cubs messed with. In my case, it is my cubs who have just messed with me. I hate the feeling that wells up in me. I hate the look on my children's faces when their momma is ticked ...
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Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. Deuteronomy 6:7
God is…Good
credit Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name. For the Lord is good and his love endures forever; his faithfulness continues through all generations. Psalm 100:4,5 (NIV) ...
Can God Handle the Questions?
The message didn't specifically say the findings but I could read between the lines. It didn't take a rocket scientist to realize the results weren't good. See, a childhood friend has been battling cancer for eight years. Eight. For eight solid years she has been on some type of chemo trying to destroy what is trying to ...
Stop the Car! Lessons Learned on the Road
This is another repost from a few years ago (2009) but an example of grasping the moment and shepherding the heart.Yesterday on the way home from Occupational Therapy, Bubs and Sweet Pea got into a "no" war. One yells "no" and the other one answers back with a louder "no." Great fun for them but not so much for anyone who has to listen to it. ...
Everything You Must Do Before Your Child Turns 5
credit When Peanut was born, my aunt gave me a book called A Mother's Heart: A Look at Values, Vision, and Character for the Christian Mother. She considered it a book that had a huge impact on her as a mother. And as the mother of four boys and a precious princess, she would know what a mother needs! In the chapter "A Call to ...
The List of Rules in Our Home
source I found this post from last year and thought that I would repost it because of its connection to our online book study of Tedd Tripp's book Shepherding a Child's Heart. I have found the Fruit of the Spirit to be a wonderful place to begin working on the "why's" of disobedience. One of the questions that I get asked a lot is: What ...
God is…Close
credit The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and his ears are attentive to their cry;but the face of the Lord is against those who do evil, to blot out their name from the earth.The righteous cry out, and the Lord hears them; he delivers them from all their troubles.The Lord is ...
Book Study: Ready, Set, Go!
Today is the big day! First day of our online book study of Tedd Tripp's book Shepherding a Child's Heart. I am super excited to see what God teaches each of us. If you missed yesterday's post, today will begin a discussion of the Preface and Introduction. Click over to the ABC Jesus Loves Me Facebook Group to join in!But, ...
Book Study: Ready, Set….
Last week I invited you to an online book study of Tedd Tripp's book Shepherding a Child's Heart. So many of your shared your excitement to join. As a precursor, on Monday, I shared ideas to help you prepare your heart for the study. I hope that you have found the time to do each of them. Today I want to share ...
A Bible for Young Women
Sweet Pea was so excited when I shared this new Bible with her. As she is improving in her reading skills, she is desiring to have a "real" Bible to call her own. Young Women of Faith Bible is a brand new study Bible from Zondervan just for young girls. It is a Bible that is "designed to encourage [the young woman] to develop a ...