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How to Truly Love Your Middle Schooler
Oct 9

Oct 9 How to Truly Love Your Middle Schooler

Tricia Goyer
middle schoolers, Teens

Ah...middle school!  That strange time when our kids aren’t quite teens,  but certainly not small children anymore.  The changes are likely as using for your child as they are for you! Here are some ideas for how to love them well through this new stage of development.

Finding Strength to Embrace Your Family ‘As-Is’
Oct 8

Oct 8 Finding Strength to Embrace Your Family ‘As-Is’

Ruth Schwenk
Guest Post, motherhood

Do you feel the tug between the wonderful chaos in your home and your desire for quiet? For the independence of pre-kid days, and the aching reality that your sweet ones won’t always be under your roof? God wants to meet you in right in the middle of that tension, and be the balance you crave.

3 Steps to Help Deal with Screen Addictions in Your Family
Oct 5

Oct 5 3 Steps to Help Deal with Screen Addictions in Your Family

Elisa Pulliam
family time, technology

Is screen time getting in the way of family time? We know the battle is real. Here are some thoughtful questions to consider to help your family navigate the world of technology...

Oct 4
Oct 4 What Our Hearts Need Most {a book review: Healing an Orphan Heart}

Ruth Schwenk

Do you struggle with anxiety, fear... restlessness? Are you longing for deep, heart healing? Understanding the Father Heart of God might be one way he wants to bring hope to you today. Don’t miss this encouraging word.



Speaking Life Into Your Family
Oct 3

Oct 3 Speaking Life Into Your Family

Ruth Schwenk
The Better Mom Devotional

What do words reveal about us? Our hearts are reflected in how we speak and our families can be built up or broken by what we allow to pass  through our lips. Today, learn how to choose and speak life!

Shared or Separate Bedrooms? Pros and Cons from a Been-There Mom
Oct 2

Oct 2 Shared or Separate Bedrooms? Pros and Cons from a Been-There Mom

Becky Kopitzke
stages of life, Homemaking

Do your kids share a bedroom? Creating personal space for our children can be a challenge! Today we’re sharing an experienced mom’s guide to navigating these family logistics while putting relationships first. 

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Happy birthday to my baby girl Sophia!🎈🎉You are beautiful, kind and full of life. I’m so very lucky to be your mom!! 😭 Love you so much honey!♥️
ANGER. The one topic that resonates every single time we talk about it or write about it. I guess it is because there are a lot of us who struggle with anger. And maybe not even the explosive anger but the simmering irritation that is always ready to
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Over the last few weeks, centered around this season of Lent we've talked about what Lent is, should we celebrate it?, why confession is important and what humility really means. This week we continue our Lent series talking about forgiveness. Pat an
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The last 12 months have been so *different*, am I right? I’ve been doing my very best to navigate a world that can seem so strange and out of sorts at times. Nothing is just normal.... whatever normal is :). Sometimes it can feel like just too
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Over the last few weeks on our podcast we've been doing a series through Lent called, Dying to Live- dying to ourselves so we can have new life in Christ! And this week we are talking specifically about the character quality of HUMILITY.✨ Humility co
 
 

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