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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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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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I Wasn’t Trained to Be a Mom (But I Can Still Love It)

June 23, 2011

Sometimes I end up rummaging through past posts for one reason or another, and a post that I have written (and forgotten about) will jump out at me and I am freshly inspired by whatever it was that spurred me on to write the post in the first place.
The quote below is from just such [...]

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Encouragement for Mamas of Strong Willed Children

June 7, 2011

By Emily McClements, Contributing Writer
The other morning I was snuggling with my three year old daughter on the couch right after she had woken up. I love those times of the morning, where my kids are bleary eyed and will actually sit with me for extended minutes while I kiss their heads, [...]

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Finding Joy in the Early Morning

February 11, 2011

When morning gilds the skies my heart awaking cries:
May Jesus Christ be praised!
Alike at work and prayer, to Jesus I repair:
May Jesus Christ be praised!
When you begin the day, O never fail to say,
May Jesus Christ be praised!
And at your work rejoice, to sing with heart and voice,
May Jesus Christ be praised!

I have blessedly fond [...]

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Finding Fulfillment in Being a Mother Only

January 25, 2011

Written by Sherrie Cook, Contributing Writer
For many years I've disliked filling out paperwork at a doctor's office or school that asks for my employment status. I struggle with knowing the right adjective or title to describe all I do in a day. Usually, I simply put "homemaker". That never seems fair to anyone. Does [...]

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How to Be a Good Steward of Your Story

September 21, 2010

Guest Post by Janna Antenorcruz
Did you know it's possible to be a good steward of your life story? Your life is an amazing love story of a Father's pursuit of His precious daughter. He formed you in your mother's womb, He created new life within you, and some day He will receive you into His [...]

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Results and Thoughts on the Survey: Breastfeeding vs. Return of Menstrual Cycle

August 26, 2010

At long (long) last, time to analyze this survey on Breastfeeding vs. Return of Menstural Cycle that just blew me out of the water with all of the responses it received!
So... what is the relationship between breastfeeding and the post-partum return of fertility?
I thought that the answer would become more clear, but although I feel [...]

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The GAPS Diet: Why Our Family is Doing It

February 23, 2010

Yesterday I shared about what the GAPS diet is. If you missed it, I would suggest going back and reading that post first.
If you try to eat so well, why does your family need to do the GAPS diet?
No one has asked me this yet, but I can well imagine that this is the [...]

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