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Triggers
Why is anger so hard for us to talk about? There is a large amount of shame that seems to come alongside any issues with anger. Even as I start to write this,…
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Favorite Thing #20 — Sourwood Inn
Austin I just returned from three days in this blissful place. This is a twelve room inn situated up in the mountains outside of Asheville. It is perhaps the most delightful place I…
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Wednesday’s Thought
Monday’s article on my brokenness and struggle with anger and impatience with my kids seemed to really hit a chord with many. To that end, I’m going to take a few weeks (maybe…
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I am still broken.
I’m sitting up here in the mountains in this gorgeous inn. Austin and I were able to sneak away for a few days to rest and rejuvenate and spend some time together. If…
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Favorite Thing #19 – Poetry Tea Time
This is one of our favorite homeschool activities in our house. We do it every week or maybe every other when things are busy. I can’t take credit for this idea, a friend…
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Wednesday’s Thought – Today is the Day that the Lord has Made
Wednesday’s used to be my least favorite day of the week. It is our busiest homeschool day since we go to school on Tuesday and Thursdays so we have to get our work…
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When You’re Tempted to Only See the Ugly. . .
It happens to all of us at times. Whether it’s with our kids, or an acquaintance, or someone at work, church, or school. We are tempted to only see the ugly. Maybe we…
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Favorite Thing #18 — Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies
I’ve been making these cookies since college. One day my roommate wanted to try to make these– “all you do is combined a can of pumpkin with a box of spice cake mix”…
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Wednesday’s Thought – Ezekiel.
There is this scene in the book of Ezekiel where God sets Ezekiel down in the middle of a valley of dry bones and God tells him to prophesy over those bones that…
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Read to Your Older Kids
I think we all recognize that reading to our kids is important when they are little. We have this desire to instill in them a love of reading and of story, and so…
