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Parenting Young Children

Introducing Nora

Nov 1 2005 5:30 pm

Since we started this blog a little over four months ago now we have been astonished by the overwhelming response we have received. We have heard from so many... Read More ›

Joy in Suffering

Nov 1 2005 2:05 pm

Yesterday Mom shared the example of my Aunt Sharon’s serving joyfully in the midst of suffering. There’s someone else we’d like you to meet today. Her name is Joanna... Read More ›

Serving in Suffering

Oct 31 2005 11:40 am

Yesterday in the church lobby, Sharon greeted me with the affectionate hug, warm smile, and cheery hello that is so characteristic of my sister-in-law. However, her typical greeting revealed... Read More ›

Listening

Oct 28 2005 3:30 pm

My son Andrew asks a lot of questions, usually followed by a series of “why’s?” So this meditation by John Piper on Proverbs 18:13 is particularly relevant to me,... Read More ›

Message Link

Oct 26 2005 4:00 pm

Hey everyone. Yesterday, the Sovereign Grace Ministries E-Newsletter (news for friends of Sovereign Grace Ministries) announced that you could link to a series of messages recently given by my... Read More ›

Dejavu

Oct 25 2005 11:47 am

This morning I am writing to you from Panera Bread where we are taking a break from our annual shopping trip marathon. Don’t worry, you’re not reading yesterday’s post.... Read More ›

The Shopping Trip

Oct 24 2005 12:55 pm

Today I am writing to you from a Panera Bread in Virginia where we women of the Girl Talk blog are taking a break in the middle of our... Read More ›

Friday Funnies

Oct 21 2005 5:30 pm

This week on Friday Funnies, we want to feature an excerpt from CJ’s book, Humility: True Greatness (Multnomah Publishers, 2005). My husband has always kept us laughing with his... Read More ›

Crosswalk Column

Oct 21 2005 2:42 pm

Our series of articles on the mother-daughter relationship continue at Crosswalk.com. Today Nicole looks at the importance of a mother’s influence. You may want to check it out. Read More ›

The Best Kind of Help

Oct 20 2005 7:20 pm

If there is one area in which it is both easy and hard for me to help my husband, it’s with our finances. I’ve always had an interest in... Read More ›

More on Helping

Oct 20 2005 12:03 pm

On Tuesday I wrote about how a jazz concert inspired me to delight in my role as helper to my husband. In her book, Feminine Appeal (pages 109-111), Mom... Read More ›

Q&A - Guy Friends

Oct 19 2005 7:14 pm

Q. I am 18 years old and would like to know how to be “just friends” with the guys in our church, but don’t know how. Can you give... Read More ›

Boys

Oct 19 2005 10:59 am

The Mahaney women love little boys. Between us, we have five of them. My mom led the way by having Chad twelve years after me, her third girl. Kristin... Read More ›

A Lesson from Jazz Musicians

Oct 18 2005 2:41 pm

Yesterday evening I attended a free jazz concert at the Library of Congress. I don’t love jazz, but my husband does. I went because I love my husband. To... Read More ›

Birth Announcement

Oct 17 2005 6:22 pm

No, Janelle has not had her baby yet. (She’s not due until February.) And, no it is not Nicole nor Kristin revealing that one of them is pregnant. And... Read More ›

Friday Funnies

Oct 14 2005 6:00 pm

I haven’t been posting much lately as my boys have been busy providing future Friday Funnies for me to share. I’m just not laughing yet. But give me a... Read More ›

New Look

Oct 14 2005 8:22 am

Hey Everyone, Yes, this is still your site for commentary on biblical womanhood, food insights from Janelle, and Friday Funnies. It’s just no longer the most unprofessional looking blog... Read More ›