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Read more about the article 15 Ways to Keep Your Kids Entertained Over Christmas Break

15 Ways to Keep Your Kids Entertained Over Christmas Break

  • Post author:Elizabeth Spenner
  • Post published:December 26, 2021
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Christmas Break is fun but it can be a long stretch of time to be out of a schedule and things to do. We have lots of good ideas though…

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Read more about the article This small act helps my child know my heart is always with her

This small act helps my child know my heart is always with her

  • Post author:Elizabeth Spenner
  • Post published:October 26, 2021
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Every time a mama watches her child walk away, she feels a piece of her heart walk away too; and wherever a mama's babies go, a piece of her heart…

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Read more about the article Our children are watching us – and it matters

Our children are watching us – and it matters

  • Post author:Elizabeth Spenner
  • Post published:August 28, 2021
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If ever there was a picture to encapsulate the emotions of our children this past year...this is it. I took this photo a few days before our girls returned to…

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Read more about the article “I just need a minute” – every Mother

“I just need a minute” – every Mother

  • Post author:Elizabeth Spenner
  • Post published:August 22, 2021
  • Post category:The Real Deal of Mental Health
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Ask just about any mama, and she’ll tell you—even if she falls asleep sitting up on the couch within three minutes of watching her favorite Netflix show—she just needs a…

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Read more about the article Here’s Why Our Girls Need Us

Here’s Why Our Girls Need Us

  • Post author:Elizabeth Spenner
  • Post published:August 17, 2021
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Our girls need us now more than ever before. Satan has found ways to reach our girls in ways we could never imagine. And our girls? Their precious innocence and…

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Read more about the article Saying ‘no’ to worldly expectations

Saying ‘no’ to worldly expectations

  • Post author:Elizabeth Spenner
  • Post published:August 10, 2021
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Sometimes, being a mama means not wanting to do one more thing. It means passing up a sink full of dishes, over and over, and over again--because, you just simply…

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Read more about the article Dads, date your daughters

Dads, date your daughters

  • Post author:Elizabeth Spenner
  • Post published:June 18, 2021
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 “I don’t deserve this, Mommy and Daddy,” she whispered. Just loud enough to compensate for the sizzle of the boiling pasta water and steadiness of the microwave fan. “I’m going…

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Read more about the article My deepest prayer for my daughter

My deepest prayer for my daughter

  • Post author:Elizabeth Spenner
  • Post published:June 15, 2021
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Dear Daughter, I pray the world never gets so loud that you can no longer find God's voice. My prayer is never that you win every race; but rather, you…

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Read more about the article God meets mothers where they are

God meets mothers where they are

  • Post author:Elizabeth Spenner
  • Post published:June 10, 2021
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Have you ever stopped to think about just how often God meets mothers where they are? For, mothers, their to-do lists never end. Their minds never stop whirling. Their hearts…

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Read more about the article You Can Have a Mental Illness and Still Love Jesus

You Can Have a Mental Illness and Still Love Jesus

  • Post author:Elizabeth Spenner
  • Post published:March 16, 2021
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You can still love Jesus and work through your anxiety.You can still love Jesus and take an antidepressant.You can still love Jesus and seek counseling.You can still love Jesus and…

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Read more about the article My grandmother’s perspective on messes left me speechless

My grandmother’s perspective on messes left me speechless

  • Post author:Elizabeth Spenner
  • Post published:February 16, 2021
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Trigger warning: this post mentions the loss of a child. "Just leave it all, sweetie. Leave the mess. I love having the mess around me, because it means you all…

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Read more about the article Leaning into Advent

Leaning into Advent

  • Post author:Elizabeth Spenner
  • Post published:December 15, 2020
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They were everywhere. Hundreds of Cheerios. Thankfully, the milk hadn't made its way near the bowls yet. Her seven-year-old eyes said it all, as I rushed around the kitchen. Wiping. Vacuuming. Gathering. There was so much…

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