Love and encouragement from an imperfect mom and her fun teen daughters. We welcome you to live life with us.
Encouragement for gals to see their inner value
Before I discuss my work outs, I want to introduce the concept of body types so you can understand innate physiological differences and (Lord willing) toss aside any shame for the body God gave you. You see, I had to adapt my workouts based upon how I’m built. Before I understood my body type (called … Read more Loving All Body Types
Many pastors tell people to stop worrying, because it is a sin. These pastors use verses in which Jesus specifically commands against worry. For example, John 14:27, “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and … Read more Is Worry a Sin?
Whether through abuse, lustful desires or seduction, some gals (and guys, but I will write this geared for gals), may fall into ungodly relationships and form ungodly soul ties. This term, “soul ties,” means an ungodly bond we have formed, which does not honor God, and which pulls on our soul, harming us. This is … Read more Inviting Surrogate Prayer to Break Ungodly Soul Ties
I want to share my story about memorizing Scripture. I invite you to laugh with me and find the surprising encouragement and joy (guilt-free) I found in what I used to think was a boring and difficult spiritual discipline. This year I was reading a book about a parent’s spiritual warfare for her children. The … Read more Why Memorize Scripture: The No Guilt Approach
Content to be a minnow in an ocean of big fish Christians As a home schooling, stay-at-home mom, I am a minnow surrounded by glamorous dolphins and sailfish. These women write best sellers, speak on radio and reach millions for Christ. I shrink in comparison. Between teaching my girls, doing chores, and … Read more Minnow for Christ
A conflict exists with some pastors saying, “Don’t try to ‘find yourself,’ because you already have your identity in Christ.” Yet some people (even Christians) say they need to ‘find themselves,’ because they are still confused about who and what they are. Perhaps these two groups believe they disagree, but instead their definition of “finding … Read more Finding Yourself… in the Lord
When I read my Bible cover to cover (Genesis to Revelation), I tended to rush and not really savor these wonderful words. When I was over half way through Psalms, I felt sad I had so little left to read from this comforting book. This year I decided I would savor the book of Psalms, … Read more How to Find Peace and Joy during Trials: Savoring the Psalms
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:
* this post follows 2 others on personality (“No favorite child” and “4 Greek Temperaments”) and builds on those 2 posts. Love Language (love preference) is another area where gals differ from one another (and from men). When we learn how people express their love differently, we can better meet their needs and have … Read more Love Languages: love preferences
* this post follows one on personality (“No favorite child”) and builds on what I discussed there. The Greeks believed our bodily fluids influenced our temperaments. While we now know bodily fluids do not influence our temperaments, these four styles are another way for a person to see how she is like others or … Read more Four Greek temperaments