Category: Family
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When our Heroes Showed Up
My husband rented a log splitting machine last Saturday hoping we could split our year’s supply of firewood in a day, but we were in over our heads. When I arrived Jerry was pushing against a segment of the tree that didn’t want to budge. It looked like a slice of sausage still attached by the skin, and he had to roll it back…
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Parenting Tip #2 – You Were Made for This
When the doubts come that you have what it takes to parent your child, you need more than a mentor to help you along the way. There are some things you need to firmly believe for yourself. You Were Made for Parenting God made you who you are. If he gave you the ability to…
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Aggressive Waiting – Psalm 27
My over-active brain is anxious and tells me the instructions in Psalm 27:14 (NIV) amount to nothing but laziness and thumb-twiddling. I have a serious problem here, Lord, and you tell me to wait? “Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord” (Psalm 27:14 NIV). But waiting is not…
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That Dog Won’t Hunt, by Brandilyn Collins – Book Review
My new favorite book. No, really. That Dog Won’t Hunt is on my Favorite Books & Stuff page with an asterisk. I found it an engaging, heartbreaking, and satisfying read. The cover photo of a Yorkie, who hates having her teeth brushed, is perfect for this book. Lady Penelope rules her doggy domain with no concerns about…
