MATRIARCHS: Bathsheba – Daughter of Abundance

Welcome to Week 9 of MATRIARCHS! Study God’s Word with us online or use them in your small group or Sunday School class!  Each lesson includes: Teaching video every Monday (15-20 minutes) Short lesson provided as the content of the post In-depth downloadable PDF to deepen your study Worksheets that take you even deeper ALL LESSONS ARE FREE AND YOU CAN MAKE AS MANY COPIES AS YOU’D LIKE! Week 1: Eve – A Mother Like No Other Week 2: Sarah – Mother of Nations Week 3: Rebekah – Mothering Through Barrenness Week 4: Mary – Stubbornly Inflexible or Sacredly Flexible Week 5: Naomi – Not …

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How to Afford Homeschool Curriculum on a Small Budget

It’s that time of year again, when all of us homeschoolers are thinking about what we will do for the next school year. In the past, this time of year would have been super hectic trying to pick which curriculum for what subjects I was going to use with my oldest. I have been sort of an “eclectic gatherer” with him as money was tight, and I thought I could not afford a “boxed” curriculum. With some special encouragement from a fellow blogger and a resolve to make our finances work, this year we chose to bite the bullet and …

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Mealtimes Matter

Come Lord Jesus, be our guest. Let this food to us be blessed. Amen. I truly believe from the depths of my heart that mealtimes can be the one activity that consistently connects a family in a special way. (Other than prayer at bedtime).  Every one of us is busy! How to control Mealtime Madness: Ponder – think about what is going to be served. Plan – make and stick to a menu plan at least 3 times a week. Purchase –grocery shop for what is needed for the week or month of meals. Prepare & Preserve – use a …

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Where to Find the YOU You’re Looking For…

I was in seventh grade. It was lunchtime at school and I stood in a circle of friends (there were about six of us), talking about music. “What bands do you like?” the friend across from me asked. She asked the whole group–not me specifically–and I remember being glad about that. I wanted to hear what everybody else said before I chimed in. I wanted to make sure I said something that would fit in. And I remember having a strange realization as I stood there silent, that I didn’t even know what music I liked. After another girl answered, I parroted …

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How to Teach Your Children to Practice Hospitality

  The door to the bakery jingled as I opened it. Inside the bakery were many signs that Valentine’s Day was almost here. Heart-shaped balloons and stuffed teddy bears the size of small children greeted the entrance, and iced cookies personalized with “I Love You” lined the glass shelves, tempting me in all their sugar glory. Love was all around, that was for sure. Approaching the cashier, I told her my name and what I had ordered. She came back with four sets of Valentine’s cookies for my kids’ teachers and two large boxes of assorted cookies for our doctors. …

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HAGAR – OUR GOD WHO SEES AND HEARS YOU

Welcome to Week 8 of MATRIARCHS! Study God’s Word with us online or use them in your small group or Sunday School class!  Each lesson includes: Teaching video every Monday (15-20 minutes) Short lesson provided as the content of the post In-depth downloadable PDF to deepen your study Worksheets that take you even deeper ALL LESSONS ARE FREE AND YOU CAN MAKE AS MANY COPIES AS YOU’D LIKE! Week 1: Eve – A Mother Like No Other Week 2: Sarah – Mother of Nations Week 3: Rebekah – Mothering Through Barrenness Week 4: Mary – Stubbornly Inflexible or Sacredly Flexible Week 5: Naomi – Not …

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Feeling Undone by the Pain of Parenting?

From Cheri: I recently had the privilege of interviewing Michele Cushatt, author of Undone: a Story of Making Peace with an Unexpected Life. Today, I’m thrilled to share a bit our our discussion with you, and have Michele tell you about Undone Life Together: a 5-Week Conversation About the Unexpected Life that starts February 22. ***** Cheri:  In Undone, you share about your “comfort addiction.” I’d never heard anyone talk about comfort as addiction.  Michele: I believe this now more than ever before. This is more a product of American culture than anywhere else. From the moment we are born, we have been promised comfort; from the moment we …

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5 Steps to Living a Joy-Filled Life

Why can’t you spot a Christian on the sidewalk out of the crowd? Should we be able to tell a Christian from a non-Christian? We all want to experience the joy of an abundant life that scripture talks about living. But why do most Christians look like everyone else? Because we are missing the secret to living an abundant life… capturing the joy and peace of living in Christ Jesus. I remember one day a few years back, I was at the airport waiting to catch my plane. I was people watching of course,  and I saw this woman who looked to be in her sixties sitting …

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For the Mom Who’s Lost Her Marbles…

I was picking up run-away marbles that morning and grumbling that I was at risk of losing mine when I thought of her.  Her hallow eyes loomed in my mind as I crawled on my knees and tried to grab those shiny glass orbs scattered all over the living room carpet again.  My four-year-old had been cooking me marble stew since she’d stumbled from bed before sunrise, and my pots and pans were scattered all across the couch. (Um, I mean, the oven with couch- cushion burners.) There was nothing terrible about the hours  ahead- just another day of folding laundry and reading picture books, …

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DIY Skin Softening Sugar Scrub

Momma’s winter-worn skin deserves this all natural, DIY skin scrub! Click To Tweet Enjoy silky smooth skin as you experience the benefits of your favorite essential oil coupled with coconut oil.  Double this easy recipe and give away as gifts!   Use the scrub after bathing by applying a small amount with circular motions on wet skin. Rinse well, pat dry. Be super careful not to get any scrub on your feet and slip! “The counsel of the LORD stands forever, the plans of His heart from generation to generation. Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD, the people …

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