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When You’re Waiting for a Breakthrough, Don't Give Up
May 15

May 15 When You’re Waiting for a Breakthrough, Don't Give Up

Kristin Funston

Are you holding out hope for something to change? For a breakthrough? Here’s why there is beauty in the waiting and why we’re in it  with you, mamas!



May 14
May 14 Frankly, my dear, I don’t trust in God’s compassion

Tricia Goyer

Do you think your mess is too big for the bounds of God’s compassion? If you’r running from grace, pause with us today to remember His love, and learn why receiving it helps us teach God’s character to our kids. 

I Kissed Formulas Goodbye
May 13

May 13 I Kissed Formulas Goodbye

Kristen Lisemby Rosener
encouragement, Faith, Fear to Freedom, fear, joy, Marriage/Relationships, testimony, Trials, control
Bi-Weekly Whole Food Meal Plan for May 12-25
May 11

May 11 Bi-Weekly Whole Food Meal Plan for May 12-25

Kelly Smith
Meal Planning, Food

Are you looking for a HEALTHY and DELICIOUS meal plan? We are serving up simple gluten-free meals your whole family will love and the best part about it?! The meal plan is FREE!!

Four Tantrums Before 9 A.M.—Five If You Count Mine
May 10

May 10 Four Tantrums Before 9 A.M.—Five If You Count Mine

Holly Mackle
being intentional, comparison, family time, summer, vacation

What does perfection look like for your family? As moms, its easy to pine for the perfect school setting, perfect home, or perfect vacation, but as most of us will discover, nothing this side of Heaven quite lives up to the hype. Here's how to be okay with that. 

Spending Time With Him for Our Strength {and a sweet devo to add to your day}
May 8

May 8 Spending Time With Him for Our Strength {and a sweet devo to add to your day}

Ruth Schwenk

How many times do we try to go about our day in our own strength? God has promised to give us strength if we go to Him…

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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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