“Mom, don’t feel guilty leaving us with Daddy”

 Posted by on Fri, Aug 1, 2014
Aug 012014
 
"Mom, don't feel guilty leaving us with Daddy"

Moms are often ridden with mom-guilt. It could be over not feeding kids healthy enough, or not reading to them enough, or not spending enough time playing puzzles with them. Or it could be over taking time for yourself. Here are my top 10 reasons that you should not feel guilty for taking time away from the hubby and kids every once in a while. (And some of you need to do it way more often than you do!) 1. Your husband loves you and wants you to be happy. He knows you deserve a break. He is convinced that [ …read full story ]

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Traveling to SheSpeaks Conference in North Carolina

 Posted by on Thu, Jul 24, 2014
Jul 242014
 
Traveling to SheSpeaks Conference in North Carolina

I headed for Starbucks in Sky Harbor before my flight to Raleigh, North Carolina. I was minding my own business (playing on my iPhone), when someone tapped me on the shoulder and asked me if I knew the time. Turning around, I realized it was a familiar face, a friend from church! Instead of the time, I gave her a giant hug! She asked where I was going, and we discovered that she would be the flight attendant on my flight. After an hour delay, we boarded and got underway. I got through half of Michael Hyatt’s PLATFORM (highly recommend), and [ …read full story ]

God’s Commands

 Posted by on Mon, Jul 21, 2014
Jul 212014
 

Keeping God’s Commands Donʼt we all want to live long, prosper, and have things go well with us? The Bible has the answer for this age-old question. God want our hearts. Oh, that their hearts would be inclined to fear me and keep all my commands always, so that it might go well with them and their children forever!  Deuteronomy 6:20 40 day fast What do you need to fast from? An idol is anything that distracts you from focusing your heart and life on Jesus Christ. Is there anything that is taking too much of your time and energy. [ …read full story ]

Loneliness

 Posted by on Mon, Jul 21, 2014
Jul 212014
 

This week I heard a sermon by John DelHousaye. He had a unique perspective on God’s possible purpose for loneliness in our lives. He shared that God sometimes takes people away from us so that we can get alone with Him and be more intimate with Him. He suggested that our solitude, or departing to have a time with God, strengthens our souls against temptation, shrinks our fleshly pride, and promotes humility. DelHousaye said that the soul grows best when the flesh is vulnerable. One way we can make our flesh vulnerable is by fasting.  Sometimes we need to starve [ …read full story ]

The School Dilemma

 Posted by on Fri, Jul 18, 2014
Jul 182014
 
The School Dilemma

How do you decide where to send your child to school? The local public school, where the neighborhood kids go? Or private Christian school where you know they will get some good Bible teaching? Or maybe Homeschool, where you tailor the education to fit each one of your children? There are benefits to each type of educational environment and I wanted to share a few. This past school year, all of my children have been in different school settings. My oldest, Amberly, is attending a Private Christian High School. My middle, Jonah, is homeschooled. And my youngest, Benjamin, is attending [ …read full story ]

Welcome to Soul Friend Blog!

 Posted by on Sun, Jul 13, 2014
Jul 132014
 

I’m so glad you found me. I would love to be your friend as you walk with Jesus. Join the Soul Friend community to grow together in our relationship with God, others, and ourselves. God has a purpose for each one of us in relation to each other, and as we seek Him, He will reveal it to us. In this world, we will have trouble. The blessing is, we are not in it alone! We have one another. So, as I seek Him, I will share with you what He is teaching me, and I would love for you [ …read full story ]

The Growing Mama

 Posted by on Sun, May 19, 2013
May 192013
 
The Growing Mama

You know that mom with the perfectly organized everything? A place for everything in her house? She alphabetizes her spices, and uses her grocery list. Her house is spotless, any time, day or night. She is always ready to entertain and show hospitality. Her kids are perfect. Such little peaches. She speaks to them gently and kindly. She delights in them. They adore her, and make her little gifts. They always tell her She’s the best mom in the entire world. But she knows. She knows the mom with the crazy messy fun house, where all of the neighborhood kids [ …read full story ]

Lovely and Generous Lives

 Posted by on Sat, May 18, 2013
May 182013
 

I loved the devotion for May 16 by Oswald Chambers this week: The Habit of Recognizing God’s Provision. ….you may be partakers of the divine nature… 2 Peter 1:4 We are made “partakers of the divine nature,” receiving and sharing God’s own nature through His promises. Then we have to work that divine nature into our human nature by developing godly habits. The first habit to develop is the habit of recognizing God’s provision for us. We say, however, “Oh, I can’t afford it.” One of the worst lies is wrapped up in that statement. We talk as if our [ …read full story ]

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A New School Year

 Posted by on Mon, Aug 6, 2012
Aug 062012
 

It’s a new school year. The house is quiet. Plans are made. Schedules are set, routines are laid out. Kids are sleeping. Waiting and wondering what tomorrow will hold. I hold their tomorrow, and God holds me. A magnificent job when I look at it that way. I hold their environment. I hold their lifestyle. I hold their discipline. I hold their opportunities to grow, learn, stand, fail. I hold them. And I hold them dearly, and I hold them loosely. Its got to be a miraculous dance combination of sticking close and letting go. The books have arrived. We [ …read full story ]

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