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SO YOU THINK YOU KNOW EVERYTHING?
(c)Tricia Goyer, 9/2006 I have three kids ages 12, 14, and 17. If you have teenagers, then you know they know everything. This is especially true for homeschooled teenagers. Every time I try to teach them something I get this look that says, “Yah, I already knew that.” So, if you’re like me. Then next…
Mid-Week Motivation
Start your day out right! Scripture, Short Devotion “Who is wise and understanding among you? He should show his works by good conduct with wisdom’s gentleness. But if you have bitter envy and selfish ambition in your heart, don’t brag and lie in defiance of the truth. Such wisdom does not come down from above,…
Christmas Wrapping Made Easy
In the past I had just wrapped my four kids’ presents and put the name tags on them , then I’d separate them into piles for each child. It made opening presents with four kids less chaotic on Christmas morning. Then a couple of years ago I started selecting different wrapping paper for each child.…
Fall into Reading Update
Non-fiction: The Mom I Want to be by Suzie Eller Heartfelt Discipline by Clay Clarkson Fiction: My goal for fiction is to read what I’m hoping to write and also some of the books by the new author friends I met at ACFW. Abduction by Wanda Dyson Distant Echoes by Colleen Coble Invitation to Murder…
The Gift of Time
Over the last few months I’ve given myself a special treat. (No, I did not wait for Christmas!) I signed up to have once a month sessions with a life coach for writers. Yes, it’s pricey, but the few hours I’ve spent on the phone with her have been life-changing. In one of our exercises,…
Guilty as Charged
“I am the one holding the keys to the atmosphere in our home.” ~ Terry Maxwell ~ Author of: Homeschooling with a Meek and Quiet Spirit Ouch! Does this one ever hurt? My kids are out of control and I’m the reason why! It’s an all too familiar scene. Me checking email while the kids…
Can you Find Joy in the Mundane?
Today at Faithlifts, Heather shared her hectic morning and how easy it is for her to lose her joy due to the business of life. I know this feeling all too well. Unfortunately I’ve been born with (or acquired) a negativity gene. The glass is half empty syndrome. For me joy doesn’t come naturally. I…
Introducing Ania Björk
Ever since I could read, and that was when I was 4 years old, I loved books and consumed them with greediness. I am not ashamed of this :)I have lived long enough to understand certain things, to be able to read people’s intentions, but not long enough to stop feeling young and curious of…
Battling Stress
I came across this article I did for a magazine that was never published and since the holidays are upon us, I think it’s worth a second look! Maybe I can learn a thing or two. Stress…It’s all around us. Some stress, like the situation the world is in today, is beyond our control. Other…