(This post may contain affiliate links, which means that I may receive a small commission – at no extra cost to you – if you make a purchase through one of my links.) Train up a child in the way he should go, And when he is old he will not depart from it. (Proverbs […]
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It happened in an instant. Even with his lips pressed together, he looked like he was licking taffy off the roof of his mouth. But his crinkled eyebrows and wet eyes told a different story. Some people think autistic kids don’t have normal feelings, but I knew better. Because I had just made my son
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(Pssst…if you enjoy this post, would you consider sharing it? Thanks!) Do you find yourself stressed, snappy, and unhappy as your life fills with “to do” but you just feel “done”? Break the cycle and embrace a more fulfilling life by checking your “gauge” and following three easy steps to greater joy and peace. This
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This is an excerpt from my guest post at Filled to Empty. If you want to know more about having a successful spiritual retreat at home, please click on link at the bottom of the page, or jump over to Filled to Empty now by clicking here. My three-year-old son rumbled his big rig toward
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My cousin, Sarah, saw my apprehension and made a promise: “I’ll stand here and watch him the whole time,” she said, “I won’t take my eyes off him.” We were standing over the small form of my 22-month-old son, Luke, who lay unconscious in a hospital bed in the pediatric intensive care unit. A fat
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This year our family will do an Advent calendar for the first time. After looking on Pinterest and seeing many beautiful and creative calendars, I just couldn’t find one with the right biblical content. A few blogs had wonderful calendars, but I didn’t want to trade my email address to get it. So…as a writer
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“Daddy’s going to live by himself for a while. But we love you, and that’s never going to change.” No one gets married expecting to say these words to their precious children. Once, we sat together rubbing a hand over a large belly and imagining the happy future of the child within. But this wasn’t
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This is the first post in a series about creating sanctuary in our homes. Join me and fellow readers over the next few weeks as we “fluff our nests”. Let’s get started. Pssst…if you like this post, will you share it on Facebook and Pinterest? Thanks! You know the place. It’s a white farmhouse in
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