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The Notecard Series: Precious. Honored. Known
The Notecard Series are posts based on old, spiral-bound notecards I wrote statements I needed in front of me at all times. As a stay-at-home mom, they perched on a window sill above my kitchen sink. As a teacher, they sat on my desk. Some days, they were words to...
Parenting Series: Child of Mine
By Amy Mitchell - http://unchainedfaith.com You know that moment when you're pregnant, and you imagine what it will be like when the baby is born? Maybe you picture yourself just like the women in magazine ads: You, showered and dressed with your makeup on, holding...
They Chose America
A past post timely for today.
The Cost
“This is how we know that we belong to the truth, and how we set our hearts at rest in his presence whenever our hearts condemn us. For God is greater than our hearts. He knows everything.” I John 3:19-20 (New International Version) This morning I've wasted time,...
Why I Hate Resolutions
I also posted on hating Christmas, and it earned me a phone call from the Ricki Lake Show. I must not have hated Christmas enough, though, because I didn't win the golden ticket to be a guest on their show. I'm crushed. During the New Year social media buzzed about...
Friday’s Post: A Mother’s Heart
Friday's Post: A Mother's Heart I'm posting today at Not Alone mom on a Mother's Heart. What a privilege to be a contributor to this ministry to mothers who need to know they are not alone! Come and join Krissy and the rest of the Not Alone Mom family. This week...
The Notecard Series. Stains and All.
This summer we moved desks around. In the process, I found three spiral bound notecard units. I knew what they were. When I was a young wife and mother, I made my own devotional by purchasing blank notecards on a spiral tab. On these blank note cards, I wrote...
About the Picket Fence Image
In 2009, I started Life Beyond the Picket Fence. I was in my second year of grad school studying Clinical Mental Health Counseling. I left the teaching profession, of which I loved, because I needed a change. I was struggling with life, faith, and parenting. I...
Parenting Series: Improving Your Relationship with Your Son (Part 1 of 4)
By contributing writer, Joshua Kissee Worry not about the high cost of building men...but be concerned about the high cost of failing to do so. Texas Prison Museum Wall Poster So you've heard a hundred New Year's resolutions available. I even recently posted an...
Tanya’s Story: A Response
Today I'm posting at She Stands. Stop for a heart check! If you didn't read Tanya's inspiring story posted this weekend, read it here. It's a beautiful story of hope and redemption after a life of child abuse and rejection. If it touches you, feel...
Inspiring Stories: Tanya’s Story
I have the humble privilege to share Tanya's Glanzman's story of being an overcomer and survivor of childhood abuse, abandonment, and neglect. Tanya is a remarkable woman. She is a contributing writer for Circle of Friends Ministry each week and ministers...
Middle Schoolers, Motherhood, and Mountains.
If you have or have had middle schoolers, you've experienced the Middle School Moan, the eye rolls, etc. Every Friday I have the privilege to be a contributing writer at Not Alone Mom. All parents alike, feel free to read today's article on those precious middle...