Posted by Editormum on 12 December 2009 in Uncategorized |
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This has been a very tough year for my family, economically speaking. The recession really hit us hard, and we had to cut back really hard to make things work. Why, then, I can hear you asking, did you guys take a ten-day vacation to the beach?! Well, the kids and I talked about it. […]
Tags: Christianity, emotion, faith, Family Life, finances, holidays, prayer, Religion, True Stories
Posted by Editormum on 4 December 2009 in Uncategorized |
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Back in May, I wrote in my Facebook Notes about the prayer that never fails me. I call it the “Finding Prayer.” When I have lost something and need to find it, I ask my Heavenly Father to help me. He always does. But it’s not just the “Finding Prayer” that God answers. He answers […]
Tags: Christianity, faith, Family Life, fear, grace, karate, prayer, Religion
Posted by Editormum on 12 September 2009 in Uncategorized |
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Friday was one of those days. Just impossible. Every way I turned. It started on the way to work, when the road to my parents’ house was blocked and I had to turn around and go a mile and a half “around the block” to drop the kids off for the day. And that, of […]
Tags: automobiles, challenges, customer service, drivers license, Family Life, prayer, stress, True Stories, Work Life
Posted by Editormum on 30 June 2009 in Uncategorized |
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“Every season is not harvest season. There are seasons of sowing where no harvest is seen, and sometimes there are droughts. … There are some crops we desire for ourselves that we may never harvest.” A friend posted this in an online discussion about the blessings of God. And it got me to thinking. Sometimes […]
Tags: Christianity, drought, faith, gardening, harvest, Philosophy, prayer, Religion
Posted by Editormum on 28 June 2009 in Uncategorized |
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This has been a very difficult week for me. So difficult that I threw my diet to the winds and had the largest possible Cappuccino Blast at Baskin Robbins three days running. (That’s bad, my friends, because even small (one pint) Blasts are strictly taboo for this diabetic dieter, and the largest size is a […]
Tags: challenges, frustration, Murphy's Law, prayer, slackers, Work Life
Posted by Editormum on 10 June 2008 in
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And no, it’s not what you think! I often read Penelope Trunk’s blog “The Brazen Careerist,” because she’s very up-front about the fact that she’s not perfect, work-life balance is not possible, and some days just stink. Sometimes her ideas for coping are outrageous; some days they actually make sense. I was VERY touched by […]
Tags: child-rearing, children, Christianity, faith, Family Life, grace, pain, parenting, prayer, Religion