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Radshack, Backyak, & Indigo?
Essie at her birthday party. No animals were sacrificed (or harmed in any other way) in the making of this photo! ;) I love to hear my children re-tell me the stories of the Bible that they have...
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Forced Friendships
As a person who only has a very small handful of close friendships, I feel as if I can write about this subject from an insiders view. For as long as I can remember, I’ve had a hard time making friends...
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Leading Up To An Eggcellent Easter, And A Blog Hop!
We’ve been busy in the Schott home preparing for Easter and doing some fun activities! This year our main focus has been on Holy Week and the spiritual reasons for the holiday. Sure, we’ve done some...
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No Orphans
Recently, I have noticed more people who are adopting. I am so glad about this. I know of couples who are not able to have children on their own, but have love and resources in abundance to care for a...
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Why Are Children So Messy?
I, for one, know that my house will NEVER be SPOTLESS. At least the one on this side of Glory. I have 4 children for goodness sake! lol Four, blessed, wonderful children, whom have to have fires lit...
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Back To School Week: Praying Over The School Year
Regardless of if you homeschool or send your children to a brick and mortar school, there is one very important first step we all as parents need to do before anything else: Pray. Prayer is the key to...
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Back To School Week: You’ve Got A Friend In Me
The back-to-school season is exciting for some and scary for others. Some kids are “naturally” friendly when it comes to introducing themselves to others. For some kids, not so much. It can be overly...
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Hiding Him In Little Hearts – Verse 9 – Proverbs 3:24
Proverbs 3:24 “When you lie down, you will not be afraid; Yes, you will lie down and your sleep will be sweet.” My oldest daughter, Naomi, came into my room in the middle of the night about a month...
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Good Grief
“Wah, wah, wah, wah, wah, wah, wah….” Do you ever feel like the adults on Charlie Brown when you are talking to someone? Especially your spouse or your children? It drives me batty when I am trying...
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Not My Child?
Oh. My. Gosh. I get so tired of parents being, or pretending to be, so naive about the lives that their child/pre-teen/teens, are living. The bottom line is, that these kids are SNEAKY and know exactly...
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Sticky Hands: Disciplining Mom
DISCIPLINE 1:punishment 2 obsolete:instruction 3: a field of study 4: training that corrects, molds, or perfects the mental faculties or moral character 5 a: control gained by enforcing obedience or...
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Sticky Hands: Update!
Worshiping... or more likely just really comfortable. Sorry, but I’m going to do a little bragging in this post… I’m really hoping I don’t come across as rude, a jerk, or proud too proudful… Since a...
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Sticky Hands: Out Of The Mouths Of Babes
I was recently discussing this topic with a friend who stated that, long story short, her little girl lead her to having a relationship with Jesus. I cannot emphasize enough just how cool I believe...
View ArticleSticky Hands: Lay It Down – A Guest Post From Lona
Mark 8:35 “For whosoever will save his life shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel’s, the same shall save it.” A year after my mother passed away, my daughter...
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Say Goodbye To The Past, Say Hello To Your Legacy
Don't look back! Some of you may be wondering: How can I have a legacy that carries on when I have such an un-Godly past behind me? Doesn’t that leave me marred somehow? We’ve all done things. Some of...
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The Rose…
By far the most popular flower God created. It’s beauty represents love, and friendship and it’s message is clear just by it’s color. Give a red rose and you are sending your love, give a yellow rose...
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Keeping Them Young – Part 1
Messes. Oh, how I hate messes! God showed his sense of humor and gave me 5 children, 3 of which are boys that love to make messes. It’s a constant battle with myself to just let them be kids and make...
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Can It Wait?
13 Come now, you who say, Today or tomorrow we will go to such and such a city, spend a year there, buy and sell, and make a profit;14 whereas you do not know what will happen tomorrow. For what is...
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