© Angela Farley | Dreamstime Stock Photos RF-LL Most of my life is lived in a constant state of heightened awareness. At any given moment I am painfully aware that I could have to drop everything and be in the middle of a medical crisis. Truth be told, that is pretty much true for any of us, especially moms. Our kids are in a state of constant movement and yes, at any given time, they could get hurt. For me, it is the same, except that I have also experienced this medical crisis too many times. In 2005 my oldest …
M.O.M. Mentor Group News
Have you started a M.O.M. Mentor Group in your area yet? Is your church looking for a way to start a mentoring ministry and isn’t sure where to begin? We can help! The M.O.M. Initiative is a ministry that exists to help the body of Christ not only establish effective mentoring ministries within the four walls of the church, but to also make mentoring intentionally missional and to impact the community around them. If we reach the moms of this generation, we will reach the children of the next generation. If we don’t, we will lose them all. Through our …
Tips for Spring Cleaning, Garage Sales & Making Extra Money
Are you getting ready to do some Spring cleaning? Looking for ways to make some extra money? Why not kill two birds with one stone? This year, Spring’s glow is clouded by the ever present economic challenges that face us all. So, in the midst of the circumstances in which we find ourselves, I’ve decided that it’s time to make the most out of my annual spring cleaning event. It’s time to clean up, clean out, price right and resell. That’s right. Garage sales and consignment shops are back in, so why not make the most of it. There are some …
Connecting with their Learning Styles
A few years ago, during one of my more challenging homeschooling days with my kids, the Lord showed me a scripture verse that has stuck with me. “Then the Lord looked over all he had made and he saw that it was excellent in every way.” Genesis 1:31 I wondered, does this mean that my kids are excellent? I have to be honest here, I really had not thought of my kids as excellent. After all, they were making my day very difficult. I looked at the scripture again and knew it was true, my kids were excellent. I just …
Chicken Enchilada Soup
Wonderful Enchilada Soup for a cold January day! Serves 8 Ingredients: 1-pound boneless chicken breast halves, 1-tablespoon oil, 1-quart chicken broth, 1-cup masa harina, 3- cups water, 1- cup enchilada sauce, 2- cups shredded cheddar cheese, 1-teaspoon salt, 1- teaspoon chili powder, 1/2- teaspoon ground cumin Directions: Cook the chicken in oil until well browned. While cooking, mix 3 cups of water and 1-cup masa harina until blended. After cooking through, cut up or shred chicken. Together in large cooking pot, mix: Chicken, chicken broth, water and masa harina mixture, enchilada sauce, cheddar cheese, salt, chili powder and cumin. …
Hidden Danger & Get OVERWHELMED & BEGIN A M.O.M. INITIATIVE MENTOR GROUP & MONDAY LINK UP
THIS IS THE WEEK! We’ve got some GREAT STUFF going on at The M.O.M. Initiative! Starting today…Get OVERWHELMED ~ 31 STORIES FROM M.O.M. FREE! It’s our gift to you! SUBSCRIBE, COMMENT or LINK UP to win one of today’s great giveaway… Prayers of My Heart prayer journal by Debbie Taylor Williams, so moms can start the year off journaling their prayers for their kids. AND The Christian Mama’s Guide to Having a Baby by Erin MacPherson And don’t forget to SIGN UP to begin a M.O.M. Initiative Mentor Group in your area! Now, here’s today’s post by Tara Dovenbarger: LOOKS SAFE Six legs …
Help Lead an OVERWHELMED Study & Begin a M.O.M. Initiative Group In Your Church or Ministry
The emails keep coming… “I would love, love, love to be a mentor! How do I go about it?” I would like to know how I can go about signing up for a mentor. I am a single mom and would love to have a mentor. “Do you have groups that meet in churches and if so how would we go about opening ours to do that?” “What an amazing, wonderful, idea I sure wish something like this had been around when I younger. I am a grandma to 10 and mother to 4. Please let me know what I do next. God bless you …
The End of the World?
IT LOOKS REALLY, REALLY BAD Once again we turn on the media and hear a new spin of an old tale, “This is it! The end of the world is here! The end of the Mayan calendar will abruptly bring all life to a sudden end!” SPECIAL, SECRET KNOWLEDGE Can this prophecy known by the Mayans, media, and select scientists be trusted? How do we comfort our children when they are hearing things that make our own stomach swim? Where can we find reliable, time proven truth to tell us exactly what the end looks like? MAYAN PROPHECY VS BIBLICAL …
Preparing Your Child’s Heart for Christmas
by Debbie Taylor Williams I will never forget when I was a child and my Sunday School teacher challenged my class to memorize the Christmas story found in Luke 2:1-14. What seemed a daunting task became manageable as my mother helped me memorize one small section at a time. “And it came to pass” “in those days” “there went …
Happy Thanksgiving!
Shout joyfully to the LORD, all the earth. Serve the LORD with gladness; Come before Him with joyful singing. Know that the LORD Himself is God; It is He who has made us, and not we ourselves; We are His people and the sheep of His pasture. Enter His gates with thanksgiving And His courts with praise. Give thanks to Him, bless His name. For the LORD is good; His loving-kindness is everlasting And His faithfulness to all generations. -Psalm 100 Today I pray that you and your family will, “serve the LORD with gladness, and come before …