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One Big Lesson I Learned in My Garden

Lara Casey July 29, 2020 home

  Life is funny sometimes, isn’t it? Though I grew up in a green thumb family, it took me a long time to get out in the garden myself. Over the last seven years, though, it’s kind of become my …

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My First Memory of Mom

Elisabeth Ryan Tomko May 10, 2020 honestly

  I tried to remember my first memory of you, Mom. I closed my eyes and combed through the catalogs in my mind, Back to our first house with our thick-carpeted basement and the bunk beds I shared with Heather. …

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The Reality of Rest

Annie Rim November 26, 2018 Spotlight

Our fall break didn’t go as planned. I mean, when does any stretch of time off really go as planned? But this week capped any week I’ve ever had. From an unexpected health emergency landing my husband in ICU for …

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The Six Principles of Motherhood

Sarah Butterfield August 22, 2018 Spotlight

We were sitting in the teacher’s lounge, day four of my very first week of teaching. I was chatting with Paula, a third grade teacher, who’d been in the business for 20 years. She had three teenage boys at home. …

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Being Superwoman Is Hard Work

The MOPS Team July 8, 2018 Influence

Our friend, Shaunti Feldhaun, recently wrote about how we weren’t designed to be an exhausted Superwomen. She gives some great tips on how we really NEED that rest we keep hoping for. You were not designed to be Superwoman. Share on …

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Four Simple Soul Care Practices to Lower Stress and Spark Joy

Bonnie Gray July 25, 2017 honestly

As the oldest child in a single parent family, I grew up fast. But when I became a mom, I wanted to “do it right,” to be a good mom for my two boys. So, I blindly signed up for …

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Beauty in Simplicity

Laura Duggleby February 20, 2017 home

Another Monday arrives, I feel the weight of yet another week coming: how will I keep the children entertained this week, will my activities measure up and am I doing enough as a mom? Will I be seen in the …

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The Womb Time That Winter Brings

Mandy Arioto January 18, 2017 honestly

Winter has a way of reminding me I can’t control every aspect of my life. Ever since I was young, I have loved the seasons. The unique feel, tastes and rhythms of nature have always whispered to me that there …

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Remembering the Sabbath

Esther Brumme December 25, 2016 essentials

A friend of mine who grew up in Benin was recently asked what she found to be the hardest thing about living in the States. She responded: “Probably the way the Sabbath day is treated like any other day. I …

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Wholeness Within

Kelley Gray M.A. LPC December 12, 2016 honestly

The normal to-do list is overwhelming. The holiday to-do list makes me wish for hospitalization or incarceration just to escape it. The truth is we all can escape it by cultivating an interior life of wholeness. In my opinion, wholeness …

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