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Hanging On...to Number One

Right now feels like the biggest juggling act I've ever experienced. All of it good. All of it demanding. Mothering 4, homeschooling 2, cleaning after 6, mentoring a few, intimacy...

Hanging On...to Number One

Right now feels like the biggest juggling act I've ever experienced. All of it good. All of it demanding. Mothering 4, homeschooling 2, cleaning after 6, mentoring a few, intimacy...

Great Unexpectations

A week with one girlfriend, no husbands, and 7 children (under six) hardly seemed like a vacation when we planned last week's trip, especially when Number 3 still wakes up...

Great Unexpectations

A week with one girlfriend, no husbands, and 7 children (under six) hardly seemed like a vacation when we planned last week's trip, especially when Number 3 still wakes up...

It's Off To The OC We Go!

We've been scrambling a bit around here, trying to get everything together for our family trip out to Southern California.  We anticipate a week of renewal for my preacher huband...

It's Off To The OC We Go!

We've been scrambling a bit around here, trying to get everything together for our family trip out to Southern California.  We anticipate a week of renewal for my preacher huband...

When He Allows It

Are there situations in your life that seem irreconcilable? Is there a circumstance that continually chafes? Is the Lord taking you through a trial that appears to have no end?...

When He Allows It

Are there situations in your life that seem irreconcilable? Is there a circumstance that continually chafes? Is the Lord taking you through a trial that appears to have no end?...

Wheezing.

I often complain about being out of shape. I have a myriad of excuses for why I find myself gasping for breath on a hike with my long-legged husband or...

Wheezing.

I often complain about being out of shape. I have a myriad of excuses for why I find myself gasping for breath on a hike with my long-legged husband or...

Flowery Beds of Ease

"What must I have for life to be meaningful or happy?" Elyse Fitzpatrick poses this question in the first chapter of her book, Idols of the Heart: Learning to Long...

Flowery Beds of Ease

"What must I have for life to be meaningful or happy?" Elyse Fitzpatrick poses this question in the first chapter of her book, Idols of the Heart: Learning to Long...