credit What is your goal? I mean, what - if you did it - would give you a bull's eye. You'd be right where you want to be. Eat better? Exercise more? Yell less? Be more intentional? Some days, my goal is to make it to bedtime without losing all sense of dignity! It dawned on me that goals aren't just for ...
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Pups of the Spirit: Helping Children Learn the Fruits of the Spirit
Two weeks ago on this blog we focused on the what, when, where, why, and how of Teachable Moments. Those God-given moments that provide the perfect training opportunity for our children. Many times the words "patience, love, and self-control" are part of the teachable moments in our home. These words are three of the nine Fruit of ...
Easter Book Set Giveaway
Zondervan has provided an opportunity for me to give away an Easter Book set! Three books for the toddler(s) in your life that will help them understand that Jesus is the reason for Easter. Divide for several children or combine for an Easter basket. Here are the three books! An Easter Gift for Me The Rhyme Bible Storybook ...
Disabilities
When we dreamed about a family, my husband and I never imagined that we would spend the first month of our eldest son's life at a children's hospital following his open heart surgery. We didn't picture spending hours each week at Speech and Occupational Therapy sessions as well as multiple visits to a neurophysiologist and psychiatrist. It wasn't ...
Are You Going to Stop Fighting It?
credit Pin It This is a post I wrote a while back but for some reason it was not finished and never got published. I often wonder if God did this because He knew you would need to read this today. If you follow my blog - OurOutofSyncLife - you know that our family is struggling right now. Well, we have been for a while. Actually, I ...
I am Sick. How Sick Are You?
credit One of the RSS feeds that I receive is from GoodMorningGirls.org. Three times a week I receive their blog posts in my email. Last week's devo contained a list of "Symptoms of Spiritual Sickness" and ideas to combat the illnesses. Here are the ten sicknesses: 1. A feeling of coldness or hardness towards the things of ...
Need a Prayer Guide?
credit I found this page in a folder of Women's Ministry tools that I have collected over the years. I thought I would share it as a basis guide to help you during your quiet time. The guide is based upon the A.C.T.S. prayer model: Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving, and Supplication. This is similar to the D.R.A.W. Deeper ...
Guest Post: Back in Time?
credit A dear friend of mine wrote this wonderful post on her blog Yes, and So is My Heart a few years back. I encourage you to let her wisdom sink in. A few weeks ago, my sweet four year old, Ann, asked me something about what age I'd like to be once more. I thought about it and decided I wouldn't really like to be any other age as I ...
This is What I Need
credit If you are like me, this poem states exactly what we all need...guidance. I encourage you to take the time to write this poem on a notecard and pray it throughout the day. Then have peace knowing that God will answer your prayer. God be in my head, and in my understanding; God be in my eyes, and ...
God is…Our Guide
credit Fourteen months ago I released my first ebook entitled "A Quiet Time, Worth the Time." In it, I encouraged every one of you to spend time in the Word and prayer before starting your day. So many shared with me how precious your time has become each morning. Praise the Lord!Fast forward to the present and the Holy Spirit ...