When I was pregnant with our first child, my husband was routinely working several hours away and often had to stay overnight for meetings. It was just the two of us, so the distance was easy to manage until I found myself admitted to the hospital in preterm labor while he was on the road. Living in south Mississippi, I have several friends whose husbands work offshore, and I'm always amazed by ...
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Why Your Kids Need to See an Eye Doctor
*This post is sponsored by Belle Vue Specialty Eye Care. If I take off my glasses, all I see is colors and vague shapes. Anything more than a foot away from my face isn't clear, and it hasn't been since I was about eleven years old. Around that age, my older sister and I both had a drastic change in vision. My sister's vision is much worse than mine. One week she ...
Don’t Leave Out The Love – Understanding The Key to Meaningful Service
You're busy. I know it, you know it, everybody knows it. How can you still do "all the things" you need to do with the love of Christ? How can that make your service meaningful? This week, I've been resting. Seriously. Weeks ago, a friend asked me to accompany her to a conference, and I told her I would. Then life happened. I completely forgot the dates of ...
20 FREE Printable Bible Verse Lunch Box Notes for Your Kids
Encourage your kids with these FREE Printable Bible Verse Lunch Box Notes and help them face each school day with faith! Last week on Encouraging Word Wednesday, I wrote about How to Set Your Mind on Things Above, and today, I'd like to give you a little something to help your kids do just that at school every day! After all, our kids face so many decisions, ...