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Day 11 :: The Broken Heart
O Lord, No day of my life has passed that has not proved me guilty in thy sight. Prayers have been uttered from a prayerless heart; Praise has been often praiseless sound; My best services are filthy rags. Blessed Jesus, let me find a covert in thy appeasing wounds. Though my sins rise to heaven thy merits soar above them;…
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Day 10 :: Learn from Others & Weekend Links
While I might have lessons that I want my daughters to learn and I desire to teach many of them, it’s also true that I can’t offer them everything they need to know. In fact, just yesterday after a discussion about circumference and radius, my husband concluded that he would definitely be helping the girls with their math homework. Beginning…
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Day 9 :: When you cry over stuff
It happened again yesterday. I was calmly getting dinner ready, excited because I was ahead of schedule and our meal would be prepared before lunchtime. The two little ones were playing happily and all was well with the world. C R A S H. I turned my head and there sat Mason staring blankly at me from the living room…
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Day 8 :: Pursue Your Dreams
When I was a little girl I had all kinds of dreams. I would watch ice skaters on TV and hope that one day I’d be in the Olympics. I’d sit through old musicals like The Sound of Music and South Pacific and hope to be a big name on Broadway. Never mind the fact that I couldn’t dance–I wanted to live out…
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Day 7 :: Guest Post from my Sister: Five Things Everyday
Today I’m excited to introduce to you my sister, Sherri. She gave birth to her first child, a daughter, just a little over four months ago. Madeleine Ruth is just the sweetest baby and although I’ve only been able to spend time with her on one occasion so far, I love her and I love to watch my sister and…
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Day 6 :: A Mother’s love multiplies
“Mommy, who do you love more?” Isabella, my almost seven year old hesitantly asked me this question a couple months ago. I was pretty sure she meant which of my children did I love more, so I probed for more information. Sure enough, she was feeling a little bit insecure and wondering how it would be possible for…
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Day 5 :: Make God’s Word your delight
Dear Girls, I cannot express to you how deeply precious God’s Word is to me and how much I want this for each of you. I long for you to know God, believe in Him, love Him, obey Him and follow Him no matter what. So, I will do my best to teach you and guide you and point you to…
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Day 4 :: Rest in Jesus
Life will not happen in the ways that we always dream. Suffering will come in various forms and when it does we have a choice. We can despair, even turn away from what we know to be true of God. Or, we can cling to God and His Word, believing He is who He says, He does what He…
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Day 3 :: Learn your way in the Kitchen
Saturdays during this series are going to be devoted to some practical life skills that I want my daughters to know. Up first, one of my loves: cooking, baking and all things culinary. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ My Mom did a great job of incorporating me into her kitchen tasks. No, I didn’t help with everything and she never forced me to help…
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Day 2 :: Be teachable, pay attention, always keep learning & What I Learned September 2015
When I think about the lessons that I want my daughters to learn, the one that will underline all of the others is the idea of being teachable. If they can be teachable, then the principles we instill in them will at least get mulled over in their hearts and minds. By God’s grace, those lessons will stick, but it…
