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It’s hard to believe, but it was only a few years ago where what we saw in public from our friends and neighbors was our only glimpse into their lives. Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter are a few of the social mediums that have changed this. Now we can look in and see a family sitting down at dinner, siblings playing, an exercise selfie, an amazing homemade dessert, or a new haircut. We get a camera view into the private lives...
25
Feb
Valentine’s Day hit us hard this year. We bought our valentines at the very last minute and the choices were limited, especially for my sixth grader. We couldn’t find the class lists. We had to tear apart birthday treats in order to have enough Valentines candy for gifts, and I had to drive the girls to school so they could get a drink from the gas station on the way to school.
Mom fail…
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I have just finished a book called “Orphan Train A Novel” by Christina Baker Kline. I picked this book up before heading out of town with some girl friends and the book immediately sucked me in. I knew when I read the description it would be one that I would find fascinating. It is about a girl who, after becoming orphaned in New York in 1929, is forced to board the Orphan Train taking her to Minnesota where she would...
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how we “feel” in trust-based parenting ...
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Feb
We are singing praises of gratitude and celebration this week as a long-waited for court hearing happened last week for our boys’ adoption–while we’re still several months away from being able to bring them home from Congo, we are one major step closer. And as the time grows closer for our family to grow by two, I find myself wrestling with the waiting. Psalm 37:3 tells us to “…Dwell in the land and cultivate faithfulness” and the same word “dwell” is...
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