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April 17, 2019

McAlister’s Deli Loves Teachers

This post was sponsored by McAlister’s Deli - Teacher Appreciation Week, and I received compensation in the form of a gift card for this post. The opinions below, however, are all my own. It’s April. Birds are singing, flowers are blooming, and kids are dying to be outside. Still, every day at school, our kids have schoolwork to do, and their teachers are there to guide them through it and support along the way. To say it’s not an easy job is a massive understatement. When I taught high school English and Journalism, I found that during the month of April it was easier to count the kids who were present and then just mark everyone ...

April 1, 2019

California Design Den – Bed Sheet Review

"Lala salama." It's one of the Kiswhahili phrases I love and not just because it rolls off the tongue so easily. Sleep peacefully. Who doesn't want to do that? I know I do, and nothing short of a sick kid wakes me up more quickly than having the fitted sheet on my bed come off during the night. It drives me crazy, and because our bed sheets were getting on in years (a lot like the people who sleep on them), it was beginning to happen all the time. So why not just replace them? We live in a perpetual state of renovation around here. Laura Ingalls may have lived in little houses, but I have lived in old ...

March 20, 2019

The God Who Makes All Things New

The sun is shining, birds are chirping, and it's the official first day of spring. After weeks of rain, I feel as refreshed as the green grass is starting to look. It's like the world is waking up and starting over. Fresh. Bushes and trees that seemed dead a week ago are blooming, full of life and light and vibrant colors. The air is crisp and cool and full of expectation because something new is happening. How can you not love spring? Even when it comes covered in pollen. Because we all need new beginnings. And spring is a reminder that we serve the God who gives them. After all, God: takes ...

March 6, 2019

Rescuing Teen Mothers in Kenya

Happy Wednesday, everyone! I want to kick this week's Encouraging Word Wednesday off by announcing the winner of last week's giveaway! Congratulations, Angel Penn! Email your mailing address to me at charlie at mississippimom.com, and I'll send a copy of Learnable Moments for Moms your way! If you haven't read Angel's blog, visit today! She writes so many encouraging posts about marriage and faith. Check it out! Speaking of learning as moms, I have to say that one of the best gifts God gave me as a new mom was the gift of other women who had "been there, done that." I'll never forget the day my older sister drove an hour just to ...

February 27, 2019

Learnable Moments for Moms

Join us today for Encouraging Word Wednesday, a book review and a giveaway! I'll never forget the moment I realized my children were watching and learning from everything I do. I was preparing dinner, chopping vegetables and not paying much attention to what my small daughter was doing. She, however, was paying complete attention to what I was doing and was following me step by step. She went to her room and found her sliceable fruit and veggies and her little wooden knife and brought them to the kitchen and proceeded to follow every move I made. I heard my husband chuckle then he looked at me and said, "You are is so much ...