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Why I Need Grace

October 18, 2011

Written by Kate Tietje, Contributing Writer
Last month, I wrote about dealing with challenging behavior. I wrote out my absolute best intentions in that post -- how everything would be in a perfect world. I'd be happy and patient and I'd mete out discipline lovingly, and there would never be any yelling or crying in my [...]

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How Do You Deal With Challenging Behavior? (An Attitude Check for Moms)

September 20, 2011

Written by Kate Tietje, Contributing Writer
There was one morning early in my third pregnancy when I was still exhausted and I was attempting to sleep just a little more after my kids got up. I would leave my bedroom door open so I could hear them, and they would go get a snack. Most of [...]

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Depression During Pregnancy: My Experience

September 16, 2011

This post is not intended to diagnose or treat any symptoms. If you feel this is something you are dealing with, it’s very important that you talk to your doctor or midwife about it as soon as possible.
Typically when women find out they are pregnant, there is excitement and anticipation for their [...]

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So, Mornings… How Are They Going for You?

August 29, 2011

Have you met my friend, Kat? Allow me to introduce you...

She makes a ball cap look great.
She loves Tex-Mex food (me, too- except I live in Canada. Drat.)
She actually has a chin-up bar in one of the doorways in her home, and every time she walks by, she does a chin-up.
She is one of the coolest [...]

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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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Why Every Moment Matters When You’re a Mom (and Giveaway Winners!)

August 13, 2011

Find me this week over at Raising Homemakers, where I share how a difficult loss this summer has encouraged me not to waste a moment of the time that I have as a mother.
Winners of My Buttered Life eBook
We've got some winners for the popular ebook giveaway last week. My Buttered Life is a short [...]

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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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Training Kids to Help in the Kitchen

July 28, 2011

Knowing how to prepare real, whole foods is an absolutely necessary life skill that every child should learn. Children who are not taught the basics of food preparation will end up defaulting to processed, packaged foods, simply because they haven't learned to make anything better.
If we don't take the time to teach them, how will [...]

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Feeding Babies: A Relaxed, Common Sense Approach

July 21, 2011

This post was originally published over a year ago, but I continue to find questions on feeding babies and introducing solids in my inbox, so I thought that this was worth re-posting. And with another year to see how Johanna has responded to this style of feeding, I can say with even more certainty that [...]

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