On January 1st, I started a Digital Detox Challenge. If you have not heard about it, click here to check out the challenge page. Over the last four weeks, I have learned a great deal about myself and my habits. Here is a glimpse into my pre-challenge phone usage: When the phone buzzes, I automatically […]
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I am an introverted mother who lives in one ditch or the other. Let me explain. I have an all or nothing personality, so I either do something 100% (after analyzing it to death) or I just don’t do it at all. You can see this firsthand when examining my homemaking struggles. To me, cleaning
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My son is 2, and we are in the midst of potty training! I’ve seen a lot of information online about potty training methods – the potty training in three days method has seemed the most popular, but I’m not 100% sure I can handle a naked toddler running around my house for 3 days!
If you search for a daily Bible reading program, you will most likely come across the Christianese term “quiet time.” I couldn’t find where the phrase originated, but, according to Wikipedia, it was sometime in the late 19th century. I believe a better phrase is private worship (as opposed to corporate worship within the
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Happy New Year! Did you set New Year’s Resolutions for yourself? Lose weight, read more, organize your home? I enjoy thinking about goals and dreams. I dream of a clean, perfectly organized home, and picture myself twenty pounds lighter, always making healthy food choices. So, I consider how I will achieve these goals. The majority
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O Come, All Ye Faithful 1841 – w. translation Federick Oakeley, m. 1751, John Francis Wade O come, all ye faithful, Joyful and triumphant, O come ye, O come ye to Bethlehem. Come and behold Him, Born the King of Angels; O come, let us adore Him, O come, let us adore Him, O come,
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As we are in the midst of the Christmas season, many of us are preoccupied with buying gifts. This can become overwhelming, and I have frequently asked myself if gift-giving is something that I need to concern myself with as a Christian. In the same way that creating a beautiful home can point others to
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Before Pinterest, I kept a binder full of my favorite things. The majority of these were newspaper clippings or magazine pages that I had torn out. I filled the binder with recipes, fitness tips, and organization ideas. If you look at my Pinterest account now or even look back to my old binder, the category
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What is a Jesse Tree? After years of infertility and waiting to adopt our oldest, I longed to create family holiday traditions. One particular tradition I wanted to start was using a Jesse Tree to tell the Christmas story. For many people, telling the Christmas story each year means starting with Mary, the shepherds, or
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Are you a bored stay at home mom? Or do you feel like you’ve lost your joy in motherhood? After becoming a stay at home mother in 2017, I found myself spending more and more time on my phone. Why? Bored Stay at Home Mom After much prayer and reading, I came
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