Soak Me in Your Laundry by Marcie Gribbin

Soak me in your laundry and I’ll come out clean, scrub me and I’ll have a snow-white life. Tune me in to foot-tapping songs, set these once-broken bones to dancing. Don’t look too close for blemishes, give me a clean bill of health. God, make a fresh start in me, shape a Genesis week from the chaos of my life. Don’t throw me out with the trash, or fail to breathe holiness in me. Bring me back from gray exile, put a fresh wind in my sails! Give me a job teaching rebels your ways so the lost can find …

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The One List That Could Set You Free Today

I was squashed between kindergarteners in the school cafeteria when my 6-year-old son, Joshua, made an announcement that gave me the giggles. I hid my mouth behind a napkin to cover my smirk and realized that at one point in my life, my son’s innocent words would have spawned tears instead of chuckles. It started when the little boy next to me lifted a sandwich out of his lunch box. “That’s huge!” Joshua exclaimed as he poked at the lukewarm carrots on his cafeteria tray and gazed longingly at his classmate’s lunch. The sandwich was big. Oversized slabs of cheese …

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How Does God See You?

Do you know that God thinks you’re fabulous? It’s true. If you don’t believe that, your battle against the dirty villains of motherhood is doomed from the start. Because before you can wield God’s mighty power, you must first believe that He is on your side. To ingest this truth deep in your heart, let’s look at some supporting arguments from scripture. 1. God created you, and you are His masterpiece. “For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I …

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True Love Doesn’t Always Say Yes

Sometimes, we love our kids to death. As moms, we want to give our children everything we possibly can. But what happens when that goes terribly, horribly wrong? Giving all and saying yes all of the time is called ENABLING. I believe it’s an epidemic in this country. I see these kids everywhere in our society, even sometimes in my own home. Yup, I have a ten-year-old on the brink of this exact behavior. She can be entitled, self-indulgent and a selfish user. But I have no one to blame but myself and my marshmallow parenting. For great advice on not being a giant …

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Angry MOMs Unite – Praying for Our Prodigals Together

“I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth.” 3 John 1:14 No mom wants to admit that she has a prodigal child. It’s devastating to talk about. Heart-wrenching.  In a momma’s heart, a prodigal equals her failure as a mother – even if she knows that her adult children are responsible for their own decisions – she can’t help but feel like if she would have done something differently, they wouldn’t have turned from God. Knowing the truth that we are all sinners by nature and by choice… and that we all …

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Ten Secrets to Becoming a Worry-Free Mom

Ever worry about your kids? About being a good mom? About whether you’re messing your kids up? About the times you messed up? About their future? Me too! Today, I want to share with you a resource from my sweet friend, Cindi McMenamin that can speak to the heart of moms of ALL ages! I endorsed Cindi’s book for several reasons. I know Cindi’s heart and know she is a solid Bible teacher we can all learn from. Cindi’s book speaks to moms of all ages and is a great resource for groups and individuals. We all worry and we all …

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Are You Praying for Your Children?

1 Chronicles 29:18-19 “O Lord, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, our fathers, preserve this forever in the intentions of the heart of Your people and direct their heart to You; and give to my son Solomon a perfect heart to keep Your commandments, Your testimonies and Your statutes and to do them all, and to build the temple, for which I have made provision.” Among all the things we do for our children there is one crucial act that will surely make a difference in their lives. We must commit to pray for them regularly and specifically. A …

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Honoring the Lord in Marital Intimacy: Saying Yes When My Body Says No

A few weeks ago, I went to a Christian women’s retreat. The topic was not “Abiding in the Word” or “How to Serve Others.” The topic was about sexual intimacy–and it was just what I needed. I am so very grateful to the church that put on this retreat, despite potential backlash or low participation. I mean, this is a tough, tough topic. One that often goes unnoticed and neglected in many Christian circles and relationships. Yet there are many men and women struggling in this area–that you know. You may be one of them.    Real Hindrances, Real Problem There …

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Got a Child-Centered Home or an Attention-Starved Child?

Motherhood is the hardest thing we will ever do. It’s hard to know all the answers when we’re still trying to figure out the questions.  And if you’ve been a mom for more than a week, you know it’s hard to find a healthy balance between too much attention and not enough.  How does a mom know whether she has an attention-starved child or a child-centered home? It’s such an easy place to end up for the mom who is busy, too structured, or just plain distracted. Let’s look at some distinguishing characteristics of an ATTENTION-STARVED CHILD. Creates a disturbance …

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