The struggle to get our son to eat his food—yeah it’s kinda how it feels sometimes to really love your devotions and prayer life. An uphill battle. My son was a little over two years old and a non–stop busy–body. When it came to dinner time, we didn’t have any problems with him eating his food. Whether nature or nurture—he…
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7 Essentials to Nurture Your Devotions and Prayer
Break the Cycle of Monotony in Motherhood for Good
In my first year of motherhood, I felt like my life was a replay of the movie Groundhog Day. I started my day by waking up two to three times in the night, nursing my son, sleeping a little, eating a little, doing the laundry, washing the dishes, making dinner—then doing it all-over-again. Some days it got really exciting—well okay,…
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Healthy Living Starts With Why
My husband has a sweet tooth and a great love for food. I’d have moments where I’d feel like he was making progress overcoming sugar, only to find a package of Twizzlers stashed away in the console of his truck. Upon discovering it, I’d simply look at him with, a look of, why? He would just sheepishly grin and say,…
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The Keys to Healthy Communication in Marriage
It was a few months before we got married. Our friends kept asking us, “So what was your first big fight about?” There was a problem though—we didn’t have an answer. We didn’t fight. Ever. People would say that we needed to fight to develop deep bonds of trust in marriage. Everywhere we turned the phrase “opposites attract” was on…
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5 Truths for Overcoming a Striving for Perfection
All moms, as soon as they find out their pregnant, are pressured into a striving for perfection. We suddenly start thinking and looking around us—deciding what perfection is and who fits that description. And we look at ourselves and determine we don’t quite measure up. Until, we see the truth. There is no such thing as The Perfect Mom. I…
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