Tag: kindness
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The Hope of Advent
Christmas was always special to me growing up. It didn’t matter how awful my year was or what I was going through, there was some joy in the air. There was such a palpable, real holiness to the season that I could feel. The magic in the lights and the tree, the coziness of a…
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What Is Biblical Womanhood?
What does “Biblical womanhood” look like to you? When you hear those words, what comes to mind? Do you picture a woman tucking her kids into bed, cleaning her sink? Maybe you see the Proverbs 31 lady rising before dawn. Maybe Jesus shows you a picture of yourself, right where you are, in the very…
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A Day in the Life of Homeschooling: Tuesday & Wednesday
I’m including two days in this post, simply because our days were easy enough that they didn’t need their own separate posts! Tuesday Our Tuesday started off on a great foot! As it was the first day of Fall we made some apple cinnamon oatmeal and pumpkin spice coffee. Tuesdays are our Tea Time Tuesday,…
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Celebrating Joy in the Midst of Depression
2020 has brought on a “silent rise” in mental health crises. It’s no secret that it’s been a rough year, but viruses aside, the job losses, bankruptcies, and isolation has had devastating repercussions for mental health. People already struggling with anxiety and/or depression may feel like they’re barely treading water with their mental health. Others…
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Take Every Thought Captive
Refining. It feels like such a Christianese term nowadays… “I’m being refined.” Do you know how silver is refined? It’s a process to be sure. Yet afterwards, the metal is gleaming and shining with all the impurities removed. Despite the overuse of this term, I feel like I’m being refined right now. This season is…
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Realistic Homeschooling
When you start homeschooling and follow these fun, amazing accounts on Instagram and mommy blogs, it’s so easy to get swept up into comparison. I know I did! Big school rooms, gorgeous posters covering the walls, big whiteboards, desks, cubbies upon cubbies for organizing, and every educational toy or manipulative you could think of. It…
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Let’s Do Life Together
Have you heard the phrase “do life?” Like “I love doing life with you?” I like it… It makes life an action, a verb, which it kinda is, right? This post today was inspired because I saw a meme about homeschooling, something akin to “homeschooling isn’t about lesson planning, it’s about doing life with your…
Hammer & Bee 