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On A Contented Heart On Mother's Day

On A Contented Heart On Mother's Day

I spent several early years as a mom unsatisfied with the way my husband and children celebrated me for Mother's Day. Those were unhappy celebrations wasted on unmet expectations. To...

On A Contented Heart On Mother's Day

I spent several early years as a mom unsatisfied with the way my husband and children celebrated me for Mother's Day. Those were unhappy celebrations wasted on unmet expectations. To...

Around Here Lately

I had many thoughts to share with you this weekend......thoughts on why we mothers are not meant to do it all. (Because I felt the effects of a growing shoppe...

Around Here Lately

I had many thoughts to share with you this weekend......thoughts on why we mothers are not meant to do it all. (Because I felt the effects of a growing shoppe...

Wives: Phileo Vs. Agape Love?

Wives: Phileo Vs. Agape Love?

I get pretty puffed up sometimes, thinking that I do a fierce job of loving my husband.  But my idea of being loving is usually something involving me showcasing my...

Wives: Phileo Vs. Agape Love?

I get pretty puffed up sometimes, thinking that I do a fierce job of loving my husband.  But my idea of being loving is usually something involving me showcasing my...

When Motherhood Molds The Mama + Lisa Leonard D...

Motherhood is the job that I never prepared for because I thought it would just come naturally. In some ways, it did. But in many and most ways, motherhood has...

When Motherhood Molds The Mama + Lisa Leonard D...

Motherhood is the job that I never prepared for because I thought it would just come naturally. In some ways, it did. But in many and most ways, motherhood has...

Caught, Not Just Taught

Caught, Not Just Taught

The thing I've learned over and over again as a mother... ...is that our children are impacted more by what is caught than was is taught.  We spend so much...

Caught, Not Just Taught

The thing I've learned over and over again as a mother... ...is that our children are impacted more by what is caught than was is taught.  We spend so much...

Come On In, If You've Got Five Minutes

Come On In, If You've Got Five Minutes

I really really love to write, I do. But this week--these recent weeks--with the limbo of selling and buying a house, along with other concurrent events, has left me with...

Come On In, If You've Got Five Minutes

I really really love to write, I do. But this week--these recent weeks--with the limbo of selling and buying a house, along with other concurrent events, has left me with...