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Friday Funnies

Mar 20 2009 6:11 pm

After my little adventure last week, my friend Elise sent me an e-mail with her own story that made me feel a little better. I’m not the only one... Read More ›

Training Before Teaching

Mar 19 2009 5:04 pm

On Tuesday, my mom quoted Elisabeth Elliot’s mom: “Training must come before teaching. [Teaching] is impossible unless the children cooperate. And they don’t cooperate unless they are disciplined from... Read More ›

Heart-Work and a Holy Calling

Mar 18 2009 6:37 pm

Janelle’s Pick: Don’t Make Me Count to Three by Ginger Plowman The subtitle of this book, “A mom’s look at heart-oriented discipline” is the perfect description of why this... Read More ›

Shaping and Shepherding

Mar 17 2009 2:50 pm

Scripture does not leave us to guess about the “best deals” for parents. In every season of our children’s lives—beginning when they are very young—we are to make training... Read More ›

Above All Others

Mar 16 2009 4:48 pm

For moms of young children, the demands of motherhood can often—sadly—take first priority over her marriage. But one of the most loving things we can do for our children... Read More ›

Friday Funnies

Mar 13 2009 11:20 pm

I’ve got a homegrown Friday Funnies for you today. At least, it is funny to me now—but not so much in the moment. It began last week when Mike... Read More ›

Prize Your Husband

Mar 13 2009 12:04 pm

The first great deal for moms with young kids is to preach the gospel to yourself. Prizing your husband is the second way to make the best use of... Read More ›

The Gospel for Busy Moms

Mar 12 2009 6:41 pm

How do busy moms preach the gospel to themselves with the constant demands of caring for young children? How do we find time to meditate on the gospel when... Read More ›

Gospel Food

Mar 11 2009 5:50 pm

My oldest son Andrew turned nine last month. It seems like only yesterday when I took that pregnancy test which told me, with those 2 pink lines, that I... Read More ›

Out of Time

Mar 10 2009 3:36 pm

The woman who wrote to the Washington Post advice columnist, Carolyn Hax, wanted to know why her friend, a new mom, no longer had time for her. Ms. Hax’s... Read More ›

What’s Next?

Mar 9 2009 10:17 am

Last week we wrapped up our “Best Deals for the Single Season” series within a series. Tomorrow we’ll tackle the issue of time (or lack of time) for moms... Read More ›

Friday Funnies

Mar 6 2009 9:16 pm

Thanks to our dear friend Lucy for sending us this funny video of Dan & Sally, a couple who specializes in not-so-helpful marriage counseling. Nicole for my mom and... Read More ›

Good Works To Do

Mar 6 2009 2:32 pm

As we learned yesterday, the godly woman is to be devoted to good works. Now, by good works, Paul doesn’t mean actions that make us acceptable to God. We... Read More ›

Devoted to Good Works

Mar 5 2009 12:09 pm

Now we come to our final “best deal” of the single season.  And we find it in 1 Timothy 5:9-10. “Let a widow be enrolled if she is not... Read More ›

Prepare for an Important Career

Mar 3 2009 5:21 pm

Just to recap, the best deals of the single life we’ve looked at so far: Pursue Undivided DevotionBecome a TheologianHelp the MenChoose Friends CarefullyNurture Children Our sixth suggestion for... Read More ›

A Tale of Three Women

Mar 2 2009 1:26 pm

In response to Mom’s post on Thursday, Caroline sent us a wonderful email about three generations of single women nurturing children: I was single until I was 35 (now... Read More ›

Friday Funnies

Feb 27 2009 10:49 pm

My Caly-girl turned 3 last week. She loves books and one of her birthday gifts was that kid’s classic, If You Give A Mouse A Cookie. It has already... Read More ›

Nurturing Children

Feb 26 2009 11:57 am

In the past week, we’ve considered the single woman’s relationships to men and what kind of friends she should pursue. But there’s one more relationship that it is a... Read More ›

Friends Who Need Salvation

Feb 25 2009 6:09 pm

Today we conclude our discussion on friendships for the single woman by taking a look at Colossians 4:5-6. This verse tells us to, “Walk in wisdom towards outsiders, making... Read More ›