I've made more trips to Walmart than I care to count. Living in Arkansas (aka Walmart World) you can't help but run into a Walmart at every turn. But it was a trip four years ago that I have been unable to forget. Read about this life-changing visit to the place that promises to help us "Live Better." How many times ...
Mommyhood
How to Find Rest
credit Can you relate with the woman pictured above? You could literally sleep anywhere? Even though I get full nights of sleep {praise God!}, I am exhausted just from daily activities and training our kiddos. Rest is within arm's reach, sweet friends. Read with me these words from Psalms. Run to ...
23 Things (I Don’t Want You to Know) About Me
Daily I welcome new people into the ABC Jesus Loves Me Family through Facebook, the ABCJLM Newsletter, and this blog. I love it! Parents, grandparents, and teachers joining us on our mission. But I realize that the vast majority of you do not know me. I mean really know me. What you know of me is strictly through a ...
Praying Jesus’ Prayer for Your Children
Prayer is a subject that I really struggle. I can't wrap my brain around the in's and out's of this complex communication with our sovereign God. When I found a prayer devotional on YouVersion, I jumped at the opportunity to dive deeper. Unlike most of the devo plans on this free app, the three-week prayer plan only contains scripture ...
The Straw that Broke the Camel’s Back
The question was odd. But Bubs asks a lot of strange questions so it didn't hit me at the time the level of "weird." "Why is it bad to be the straw that breaks the camel's back?" I had about 4.7 seconds to ponder how I would answer the question and why he would ask such a random question before another mini-crisis hit our home needing immediate ...
Why was I Created?
source Ever wonder why God created people? It's one of the questions that Little Man has asked. If you kiddos haven't, they probably will soon. And, it's a good question. I mean...If God is God, and I believe He is, why would He create people? He could create absolutely anything His heart desires, so why people? Monday's post ...
What I Wish I Would Have Known as a Young Mommy – Part 3
source This week we are focusing on mommyhood. The job that has an incredibly steep learning curve and one where life is the biggest teacher. Today I will share the last of three parts of hints that I wish I would have known as a young mom or ideas which I am thankful that others taught me prior to me making the mistake. Click to view the ...
What I Wish I Would Have Known as a Young Mommy – Part 2
source This week we are focusing on mommyhood. The job that has an incredibly steep learning curve and one where life is the biggest teacher. Today I will share the second of three parts of things that I wish I would have known as a young mom or ideas which I am thankful that others taught me prior to me making the mistake. Click to view the ...
What I Wish I Would Have Known as a Young Mommy – Part 1
source This popular post has been updated and is now a podcast. I invite you to read and listen here. This week we will focus on mommyhood. The job that has an incredibly steep learning curve and one where life is the biggest teacher. Prior to our little blessings, I had a lot of preconceived ideas of what life as a mom would ...
Why I am Contemplating Deleting My Personal Facebook Account
You've read them. The Facebook or Twitter status updates that make you want to crawl under the computer desk and cease to exist. The posts that the enemy uses to point fingers at you with claims that you aren't enough. The posts where fellow moms rave about how much they love their children and want to spend every waking hour gazing ...