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Difficult Relationships

Aug 24 2006 2:31 pm

A dear friend of mine is walking through some relational challenges at present. With a longing to encourage, I emailed the following quote—a favorite of mine—to her today. I... Read More ›

A Prayer for My Son

Aug 23 2006 4:49 pm

Prayer has always been a weak discipline in my life. I love to study, and therefore it is not uncommon for me to get so engrossed in whatever I... Read More ›

Because They Did It First

Aug 22 2006 5:44 pm

You’ll have to pardon me. I don’t have a lot to say these days about anything except surviving morning sickness. I know there are big things going on in... Read More ›

Train Up A Child

Aug 21 2006 3:17 pm

As parents, Brian and I are eager to get our hands on any resource that will help us teach and train our children in the discipline and instruction of... Read More ›

Friday Funnies

Aug 18 2006 8:35 pm

Check out this Friday Funny…Thanks Cara!Used cows for sale? Makes me wonder how much new cows are and do they depriciate in value like cars? What do you use... Read More ›

Girltalk Book Club Week 4

Aug 18 2006 4:17 pm

Last week’s question, “Like Sarah, what “earthly inconvenience” are you experiencing, and how is it “mitigated by the promise of eternal blessing?” provoked a number of wonderful answers. Whether... Read More ›

Book Club Reminder

Aug 17 2006 6:37 pm

You still have 7 hours, 24 minutes, and 10 seconds to send in your answer to this weeks question from chapter two: Like Sarah, what “earthly inconvenience” are you... Read More ›

No More Boring Lunches

Aug 17 2006 12:55 pm

To wrap up our “Back to School Prep” here are some great tips for making lunch a little more exciting. Actually, you don’t need to have school-age kids to... Read More ›

The Big Day

Aug 16 2006 5:39 pm

It’ll be here before you know it, so how can you make your child’s first day of school extra special? Here are some super ideas… From MelanieI was homeschooled,... Read More ›

Vacation Slideshow

Aug 16 2006 11:30 am

I love pictures. They are little frozen moments in time. Memories preserved. I returned from vacation with 991 little memories that were just begging to be made into a... Read More ›

Let Peace & Joy Reign

Aug 15 2006 5:30 pm

Back to School Prep, Part Two. Here are your favorite tricks for a peaceful morning routine. See if you can detect a theme here… From Julie To make my... Read More ›

“Sickness is A Chance”

Aug 15 2006 11:45 am

“I forgot how hard it is,” I told Mom the other day—referring to the nausea of course. My doctor predicted this. “The maternal desire in women is an amazing... Read More ›

Wake-Up Ideas

Aug 14 2006 5:02 pm

In our first installment of “Back to School Prep” here are your creative ideas for “How to drag those half-asleep kiddos out of bed in a fun—yet effective—way.” Pancakes... Read More ›

A Little Baking Trial

Aug 14 2006 1:07 pm

I tried a new recipe this weekend – Chocolate Fudge Layered Banana Cake. Part way through making the cake I discovered I had underestimated the amount of bananas needed... Read More ›

Friday Funnies

Aug 11 2006 11:04 pm

Our faithful reader Rebecca sent in this cute anecdote. Out of the mouth of babes… “One of my sons innocently showed me the mirror of my own sin of... Read More ›

Girltalk Book Club: Week Three

Aug 11 2006 4:23 pm

“Scripture…gives us no physical description of Eve. Her beauty—splendid as it must have been- is never mentioned or even alluded to. The focus of the biblical account is on... Read More ›

A Prayer for my Family

Aug 10 2006 5:06 pm

In his book, A Call to Spiritual Reformation, D. A. Carson examines several of the Apostle Paul’s prayers and encourages us to align our own prayer life with Paul’s... Read More ›

Book Club Reminder

Aug 10 2006 1:14 pm

Don’t forget to send in your answer to this week’s question from chapter one (by midnight tonight): How did this chapter influence how you think about your true priorities... Read More ›

Back to School Prep

Aug 9 2006 5:53 pm

It’s that time of year again. Drive to any nearby shopping center and you will see that “back to school” sales are in full swing. This was always my... Read More ›

The Valley of Vision CD

Aug 8 2006 1:43 pm

Do we have a treat for you! Sovereign Grace Ministries has just released their most recent worship CD based on the classic devotional book, The Valley of Vision—a collection... Read More ›