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New Year’s Resolutions for Mom
Taken from the Star 105.7 Real Moms of West Michigan segment: Photo by KarieMurrayPhotography.com It’s a new year and I know that many moms have made the traditional New Year’s resolutions to eat...
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Is Shame Based Punishment Effective?
Taken from my segment on Star 105.7 with Tommy and Brook… Is publicly shaming our children an effective way to bring a positive change when they’ve made serious mistakes? Experts and this real mom say...
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Moms, What You Are Doing Matters
Taken from my segment on Star 105.7 in West Michigan with Tommy and Brook… Last week as I spoke to a MOPS group I looked at the tired eyes of those moms who feel buried in laundry and overcome with...
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Spring 2013 Praise and Coffee Magazine is here!
Thank you to so many amazing women (and one man) who grace the pages of this issue! We do not have print subsciptions available yet but you can order the magazines individually here: Praise and Coffee:...
View ArticleDo Schools Kill Our Creativity?
I watched this video this morning and just had to share it. I think this resonates with every one of us. If for no other reason, watch is for the laughs, he is so funny. But this is also for: All the...
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What Do Our Kids Want From Us?
Obviously an endless supply of Sourpatch kids candy, DS games, new bikes and a new iPhone would be top on their list, but apparently our kids want a few other things from us too. I’ve been talking...
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The Summer 2013 Praise and Coffee Magazine, Our Last Issue
The Summer Praise and Coffee Magazine is here! Click here to read: Summer 2013 It’s filled with great articles by amazing women. The topic is freedom, and we tackle it from all angles. Freedom from our...
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Want Smart Kids?
From my segment on Star 105.7 with Tommy and Brook… Listen to segment here: Real Moms: Want Smart Kids? We know that the library needs to be our friend all summer, but did you know that the smart kids...
View ArticleWhy Big Conferences and Mega Churches Are Not Enough
“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed its’ the only thing that ever has.” Margaret Mead If there is one thing we are figuring out in the past...
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You Were Not Created To Be Perfect, You Were Created To Be His
Excerpt from our online study: Becoming Me Through Him Perfectionism. I spent a lot of years wanting to look like I had it all together with the perfect little life. Wife and mom…bible study, worship...
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I’m Still a Recovering Pharisee
I’ve noticed something lately. I suppose it’s not a recent “thing” but it seems to be ramping up, or at least I’m just seeing it more. NickMom calls it “Other Mothering.” Jon Acuff calls it Jesus Juke....
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From Angry Moms to Happy Moms Part 1
Taken from my segment with Tommy and Brook on Star 105.7. Tuesdays at 7:05 AM. First off let me say, I get it, I understand. I’m with you in the trenches of this one friend! We can all relate to...
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Earning God’s Love ~When Minstry Gets In The Way
The story of Mary and Martha used to fill me with guilt for being busy until I realized that it wasn’t a story about a woman who was busy. Jesus basically (in my paraphrase) said, “Martha, you’re a...
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Helping Our Kids Deal With Separation Anxiety
In the world of winning ball games, honor roll and weather related Facebook status’s many moms are not letting on that there is a deep and painful struggle going on in their homes. Children are...
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Can Time-Outs Hurt Our Kids?
Taken from my weekly segment on Star 105.7 with Tommy and Brook… All month we’ve been talking about how to have happy kids and help them overcome anxiety, this week we’re going to continue that by...
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Six Ways To Connect With Our Kids
We have never had more information about parenting available to us, but often we’re still baffled about how to deal with situations with our kids. I think that is because the more important part of...
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When You Think You’ve Gone Too Far
As long as you’re still taking breaths…you haven’t gone too far away from His love. No matter where you’ve gone or what you’ve done, He’s been pursuing you with His love. Stop running… Fierce:...
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When the Journey Is Not What We Expected
I look at my life and never could have imagined the journey that brought me to this place in my life. I’m gonna be honest, I didn’t love every twist and turn and re-route along the way. I took some...
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Freestyle Faith
Ronel and I met online over 10 years ago, she was one of the first subscribers to this blog of random thoughts on faith and family. Even with over 2,000 miles between us we became fast friends. We...
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