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At times we might question our faith, because we seem to “lose” our peace often. In fact, we could be exactly where God wants us, but Satan (via his demons) is attacking us so often, we mistake our temporary distress for a lack of spiritual faith. You might even be doing many great things for … Read more Not Finding Peace or Relentless Demonic Attacks?
Jealousy, our own and other people’s, can either protect a relationship (“healthy jealousy”), or it can damage relationships and hearts. In last week’s post, “True Guilt and False Shame,” I briefly mentioned jealousy, and I’d like to further address that quality. Jealousy can become a tool of Satan unless we recognize it and control it. … Read more Handling Jealousy, Ours and Other’s
In my last post I talked about struggles gals have when they bury their emotions and no longer know what they are truly feeling. I introduced the idea of compulsions (some people call these addictions) that we use to block our emotions. Where do these compulsions (bad habits we are addicted to) come from? I … Read more Compulsions and Addictions: Where do They Come From?
*there are ZERO affiliate links here—we want to promote some great, smaller businesses, with no reward but our joy in sharing something fun. In this fun post, we’ll introduce our two new pets (rabbits) and some of the hard working people who own small farms/ranches and also run Pumpkin Patches (where we got our new … Read more Pumpkin Patches, Farmers and Ranchers
Lindsey likes to bake. We discovered some baking pans contain lead and other heavy (toxic) metals and PFAS (a synthetic chemical that is linked with hormonal disruption–i.e. it can be toxic). Stainless steel pans are considered safe (yes, sadly without the nonstick surface with has PFAS). Here is a link to a Walmart set of … Read more Lindsey’s List
Difficult Mother-daughter relationships Were you your mother’s favorite child? Did you delight her? Some happy children grow up knowing they delight their mothers. Often these children have very similar personalities and languages of love, like their mothers. The mothers of these children understand and easily relate to their offspring. Often these daughters grow up to … Read more Not my Mother’s Favorite Child:
I want to share a true story about a mom who struggled to love her child. In fact, she is not the only mother I have met who struggles to love a child who is very different from her. My friend and I visited a pastor’s wife who was devoted to the Lord and her … Read more Difficult Person or Different Personality?
I’m beginning this post addressing you wonderful young gals, but moms and all you friends of the younger gals (sisters, aunts, grandmas and friends), please read this too, and I will also address you near the end of this post. Satan has used an ancient method of separating parents from children (even adult children), and … Read more When Satan tries to separate children from Parents
I home school my children and offer hope to those who want to do as I do but fear the myths that make this sound impossible. I cringe at these myths, and I wonder if I might offend people who believe them. I have heard that a home schooling mother should fit a perfect mold. … Read more Challenging Myths about Home Schooling
A botanist corrected a dangerous myth people apply to children. People once believed that since adult oak trees grow stronger when buffeted, so do saplings. In fact, if an oak sapling is buffeted and treated roughly, it will stop growing properly and become stunted forever. I have even seen this concept with seedlings in my … Read more Children Crushed in the Name of Ministry