Family life

11 Ways to Teach Your Children to Be Diligent Workers

October 25, 2011

As 2011 comes to an end, we’re sharing helpful lists to help you save money, stay healthy, get organized, creatively repurpose, frugally gift-give, intentionally celebrate and more in our “11 Things for 2011” series throughout these holiday months.
Written by Beth Corcoran, Contributing Writer
About a year ago, I was exhausted by the amount of work I [...]

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Embryo Adoption: A Unique Option to Give a Child Life

September 6, 2011

Guest Post Written by Erin Odom
Although Tiffany and Micah Childs have two biological children, the couple has always felt led to adopt. But the costs and steps necessary to go through an adoption agency were overwhelming.
"Lord, if this is for us, you need to make this simple," Tiffany prayed.
And God answered in a way the [...]

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A Heart For Adoption

August 26, 2011

Written by Beth Corcoran, Contributing Writer
Adoption is a topic that is very near and dear to my heart.  And for some time now, I’ve been itching to share my story and my unique family with you.  Today I get the chance!
I have been blessed to be part of an amazing and unique body of Believers [...]

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Surviving Early Pregnancy With a Houseful of Littles

August 11, 2011

I remember when I was pregnant with my first. I was working full time as an ESL teacher, but during my time off? I could put my feet up, take a nap when I was tired, make whatever food I was craving (or not make food at all if my stomach was off), go for [...]

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Eliza Spurgeon: Legacy of An Apt and Godly Helper

August 9, 2011

Written by Sharon Kaufman, Contributing Writer
A womanly legacy worthy of passing on

A while back I began compiling a collection of mini-biographies of Christian women, single, married and widowed, whose lives might inspire us to live godly in this present age as that relates to all of the divinely created helper functions devout women have Biblically and [...]

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Four Steps to a More Peaceful Home

August 5, 2011

A peaceful home is something many of us long for. A place where relationships are healthy and spirits are happy, where we can rest our weary bones and just be ourselves.
There's no denying that creating a peaceful home takes work. The road to peace is not smooth or easy, but it's worthy!
I have found the [...]

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How a Visual Schedule is Bringing Order to Our Home

July 27, 2011

Inspired by Simple Homeschool's article on Creating a Visual Schedule for Kids, I realized that this was exactly what our home needed to bring some much-desired peace and order to our days.
Too many times each day, I was being asked "when are we eating lunch?" or "why can't I watch a movie right now?" or [...]

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Homeschooling Throughout the Summer

July 22, 2011

Written by Beth Corcoran, Contributing Writer
When I tell people that we homeschool year round, I usually get one of two responses.  I often hear from homeschooling families, “Oh, we try to do that, too.”  And then I often hear, “Why on earth would you do that to yourself and your poor kids?”
Well, don’t feel too [...]

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The Friends and Foes of Motherhood

July 15, 2011

Motherhood isn’t easy.  There are many ways to describe motherhood - joyful, challenging, unique, consuming, wonderful, exhausting, humbling, rewarding - but easy isn’t one of them.
As mothers, our greatest privileges and our greatest joys in life also happen to be some of our greatest challenges.
There are things we can do to [...]

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Rising Above Food Wars: Eat for God’s Glory

July 12, 2011

Written by Sharon Kaufman, Contributing Writer
A question - "How do I keep the issue of personal food choices in godly perspective?"
A few weeks ago, I received an email from a young woman asking me how to avoid alienating people who choose not to eat a diet of whole foods. Here, in part, is her email to me:
I [...]

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