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Friday Funnies

Jan 22 2010 11:35 pm

Happy weekend, y’all! Don’t forget that our deadline for the Pick One Spot contest is midnight tonight EST. You still have three hours to finish!Enjoy this Friday Funny. Labor... Read More ›

Place and Method

Jan 21 2010 4:49 pm

“Most Christians neglect their Bibles not out of conscious disloyalty to Jesus, but because of failure to plan a time and place and method to read it” John Piper... Read More ›

Rainy Day Fun

Jan 20 2010 6:26 pm

If it is cold and rainy where you are (like here in Fairfax,VA), and if you have small kids who need to let out some energy (like I do),... Read More ›

Plan a Time

Jan 19 2010 6:18 pm

To choose to sit at Jesus’ feet we need to deal with distractions and develop a plan. “Many good things do not happen in our lives for the simple... Read More ›

Pray for Haiti

Jan 15 2010 11:17 pm

In lieu of the Friday Funnies, we want to encourage you to seize these few moments to continue to pray for the suffering people of Haiti. As Dr. Al... Read More ›

Help for Haiti

Jan 14 2010 5:39 pm

As a teenager, I visited Haiti twice on short-term mission trips. Seeing firsthand the severe poverty in that country had a profound impact on my young life. But it... Read More ›

Dispensing with Distractions

Jan 13 2010 3:49 pm

Mary wanted to sit at Jesus’ feet by deliberately ignoring distractions—namely, Martha and her anxious busyness.But we need to be alert to what distracts us from keeping our daily... Read More ›

How We Sit

Jan 12 2010 5:40 pm

To recap our “sitting” series, we’ve considered: WHAT we are to sit and listen to: Jesus’ teaching. It is the one thing that is necessary. WHERE we are to... Read More ›

Friday Funnies

Jan 8 2010 10:33 pm

Kristy sent us this adorable picture of her boys and the funny story behind it. Don’t forget to pull out your camera for our Pick One Spot Contest! Nicole... Read More ›

Ribbons and Soup

Jan 7 2010 7:16 pm

As we’ve mentioned before, Mom was very intentional in training my sisters and me in homemaking—for which I am very grateful. Most of this training occurred in the home... Read More ›

Contest Time!

Jan 6 2010 7:23 pm

For the girltalkers, the New Year usually sparks a cleaning and organizing frenzy. We blame Mom for this condition. Last week Nicole went on a crazy two-day organizing spree.... Read More ›

Try Again This Year

Jan 5 2010 4:41 pm

When CJ leaves for work at the end of the day, he tells Tony, his assistant, and Nora, his secretary: “We’ll try again tomorrow,” That’s short for: “Well friends,... Read More ›

Sitting in the New Year

Jan 4 2010 3:17 pm

We’ve all made our New Year’s resolutions: Spend (a little) less money on shoes, organize the kitchen cabinets, dig out the exercise DVD from under the bed, check the... Read More ›

Year in Review: Day 5

Jan 1 2010 4:47 pm

We conclude our Year-in-Review with a memorable Friday Funny—the grand prize winner of our Funniest Wedding Story contest (see Friday Funnies category for the other nine winners). Hope you... Read More ›

Year in Review: Day 4

Dec 31 2009 3:42 pm

A question from a reader named Julie sparked a week of great discussion at the end of June. Here’s the first post followed by links to the others. A... Read More ›

Year in Review: Day 3

Dec 30 2009 3:45 pm

Just before the launch of our new site on June 1, 2009, Mom reflected on why we write girltalk... Measly Bits May 21, 2009 at 12:46 pm | by... Read More ›

Year in Review: Day 2

Dec 29 2009 4:34 pm

In May, one of our readers encouraged us to check out a video by a woman named Rachel Barkey. A wife and mother of two small children, Rachel was... Read More ›

Year In Review: Day 1

Dec 28 2009 4:55 pm

As is our tradition, this week we’re re-posting some of the posts which received the most reader response this year. Meanwhile, we’re busy putting the final touches on some... Read More ›