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Effort does not always get an “A.”

December 29, 2016 By MississippiMom

  We live in a world where people think they should be rewarded for showing up, that presence is enough for the prize. It simply isn't so. I hate to disillusion you, but you are not entitled to an award just because you tried.  Sometimes you will do your very best and still fall short. I know I have. And, it hurts.  Failure isn't fun. It is, however, part of life.  It's part ...

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Filed Under: 31 Things, Faith Tagged With: 31 Days, 31 Things, christianity, discipleship, Faith, Kids, life, Motherhood, parenting

Who you are is more important than where you are.

December 29, 2016 By MississippiMom

WHO You Are is More Important than WHERE You Are. 31 Things I Want My Kids to Know at MississippiMom.com

  We Southerners have a real sense of place.  For us, it's not just enough for the place to be home; it's got to be the "home place."  Often, we live where one generation after another has walked the same paths and loved the same land.  We know what it means to "belong" to a place and among a people. So what happens when we find ourselves somewhere we don't quite fit? What happens ...

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Filed Under: 31 Things, Faith Tagged With: 31 Days, 31 Things, christian living, christianity, discipleship, Faith, Kids, Motherhood, parenting

Obedience is easier.

December 29, 2016 By MississippiMom

31 Things I Want My Kids to Know: Obedience is Easier.

    You fought hard today.  All day. No matter what punishment I handed out, your response was "I don't want……." Really?  You don't want your punishment? I'm shocked. No matter how badly you didn't want to be punished, you still disobeyed. If I could teach you anything today, it would be this: Obedience is easier. Do the thing the first time because you ...

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Filed Under: 31 Things, Faith, Motherhood Tagged With: 31 Days, 31 Things, christianity, discipleship, Faith, Kids, Motherhood, parenting

Grace is sufficient.

February 2, 2017 By MississippiMom

God's grace is sufficient for you. 31 Things I Want My Kids to Know at MississippiMom.com

    I don't know if I was born a perfectionist or simply trained to be one, but either way, I grew up with high expectations....of myself.  I also lived with the high expectations of others because perfectionism seems to run in my family. So, for me, grace has been a hard thing to "get." Oh, I accepted it. I have known the grace of God offered through Christ since I ...

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Filed Under: 31 Things, Faith Tagged With: 31 Days, 31 Things, christian living, christianity, discipleship, Faith, grace

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