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Weekend Inspiration For The Deliberate Mother

Motherhood

It is really the weekend already? My, how time flies! I have again scoured the internet to find uplifting articles for all of you mothers out there who are just trying to be the very best that you can be. You are trying to be more patient, more loving, and more understanding when things don’t go as planned, or when…
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Debt, Debt, Go Away!!

Family Life

In 2013, we purchased this as our family Christmas gift. I had been listening to Dave Ramsey off and on for years, and his ideas made sense to me. We wanted to hit our debts hard in 2014, knocking off as many as possible. Moving twice in a year and a half had not been good for our bank account, and the…
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Marrying Young Was Not A Mistake

Courage· Family Life

I was 20…barely. He was 21. We were young, in love, and knew that we wanted to be married more than anything. We couldn’t imagine living without each other, and wanted to tackle the world and the future together. We didn’t have a penny to our names, and no assets to speak of except two hearts that were overflowing with love. We had 10 years of school ahead…
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Weekend Inspiration For the Imperfect Mother

Motherhood

Friends, are you getting into the swing of the New Year yet? This week has been a bit of a wake up call for me…literally. I got a little too accustomed to sleeping in until 8:30 over the break, and this 5:00 alarm is kicking my trash. Perhaps you can relate. I am trying to establish new routines that increase my…
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Tonight You Are Mine

Faith· Motherhood

Today was our church Christmas program. The choir sang this beautiful rendition of Mary’s Lullaby. If you have a minute, take the time to listen. When I think about the lyrics of this song, I always get a little choked up. I can’t imagine the feelings that must have been in Mary’s heart as she held her newborn son. Six…
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Redefining “Mama Bear”

Motherhood· Parenting

I have decided that I am not a fan of the spelling bee…at least not for first graders. Carson is a good speller, and was so excited to represent his class in the school spelling bee. This was the bee for grades 1-3, and it was really just for “practice,” since only the older kids can move on to the regional, state, and…
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