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As a mom, I feel that we can be swept up in the whirlwind of “traditions” that typically surrounds Easter, including visiting the Easter bunny and Easter Egg hunts…and it Texas….our bluebonnets. With all these secular traditions, though, do you know where they come from? And, with the fun that surrounds Easter activities, do you [...]
In this third post on stewardship, I want to talk about our responsibilities to the earth. Remember the definition of stewardship? The conducting, managing or caring of something, especially the careful management of something entrusted into one’s care. The earth is ours. It belongs to all people and has been given to us for the [...]
If you want to be a good Christian, citizen, role model to your children, or just respect the people and family around you, this topic should be important to you. For a Christian, stewardship should be the overflow of our relationship to God. In this post, I want to discuss the time management aspect of [...]
I am learning to be more honest with myself. This means that I have to take a hard look at my life, actions and attitudes and realize that I struggle. I struggle with selfishness, pride, laziness and self-dislike, to name a few. In the next two to three posts, I am going to talk about [...]
“Smart choices for the whole family” . Here are a few movies that I think all teens should watch. They teach some pretty great lessons that I think almost every teen struggles with (or has a friend that does). I am only recommending these movies for teens and above because the first two have a [...]
I am at a stage in life when I am losing grandparents and some of my older friends. Many of my parent’s peers are getting sick and dying. I even have friends my age that are getting sick and dying. It stinks. But a couple of recent experiences have encouraged me to share what I [...]
Our family had an experience a few months ago that changed us. Enough time has passed that I can share. In November, at a doctor’s appointment I had my blood taken. The quick results came back with a problem. Anemia. Anemia is a lack of iron. Iron helps your body take in oxygen. You need [...]
Being a stay-at-home mom at times is difficult. Okay, it’s always difficult, but the rewards are great as well. Oftentimes I have to remind myself of all for which I am thankful. Often. I am thankful for the dirty diapers that need to be washed, the toddler and the baby that keep clinging on to [...]
In an attempt to discover how gratitude affected our health, researchers at UC Davis conducted a study with three groups of volunteers. One group kept a daily log, writing down 5 hassles or complaints. The second group kept a daily log where they wrote down 5 ways they thought they were better off than their [...]
I can’t tell you how blessed I feel that I have been asked to write a guest post for The Village of Moms. You see I am one of the luckiest Mami’s in The Village, because of the “Gift” that I received from another Mom…a Mom I may never meet but who changed my life [...]
I tell people I have 7 children; however, anyone who takes the time to count heads will notice there are not 7 children trailing along behind me. There are 6. I am living every mother’s worst nightmare. In February of 2008, I awoke to my 5th child, Emily, struggling to breath. She had been through [...]
I thought that I would stray away from Smart Tip Tuesday today, and give some food for thought. BUT, If you would like to read the continuation from last week’s DIY Cloth Pocket Diaper, click here. You know those stories you hear about missionaries in far off countries who share about the ways God has [...]
Pary Moppins spends her days living in grace trying to run a perfectly practical household with her hubby Engineer and their daughter Diva. What?! Are you kidding me?! I have only met this lady twice in my life! A few weeks ago my Mom had mentioned that I was on Mrs. DooDah’s Lifeline call list as she handed [...]
At church this month we had a lesson on the family’s dynamics based on Ephesians 5 and 6. I loved this study, and though, I am not going to delve too far into it, I wanted to highlight the topic just a little (mostly focusing on parenting). Wives, submit to your husbands as to the [...]
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