shelter : to protect (someone) from danger, bad weather, etc. The dictionary definition of the word “shelter” sounds like a very positive, loving action. Then why do we sometimes hear accusations about sheltering our children, as if it is child abuse? The nature metaphors are endless here. Would you send your…
Question and Answer Dear Community Moms, I have dreamed for years of becoming a home-school mom. I have discovered that there are people who don’t think Moms are qualified to teach their children without being a certified teacher. Are they right? What qualifies a mom to teach? Am I making a mistake. Anonymous Traci…
Jealousy is something that we all face from time to time. One of our Moms from our Community has been brave enough to share her struggle with us. I’m sure we all can relate. Today four of our ongoing Community Writers have responded to this struggle with empathy and encouragement. Thank you for being…
Read Matthew 1:18-2:23. We rarely hear sermons preached on great faith or courage with Joseph the husband of Mary as the central example. Sadly, his role in the Christmas story has become almost a caricature we tend to skim over at other points on the Christian calendar. Consider what this key New Testament…
Therefore you are to be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect. – Matt. 5:48 So there is it. That verse. One that we brush past, disregard, promise to think about sometime in the future when we have made more spiritual progress in our lives. The Greek word for “perfect” in Matt. 5:48 is teleioi,…
You have likely faced the frustration of trying to communicate with someone who won’t look up from his or her connection to the Internet. Maybe you have scheduled a special meal to chat with a friend, or you are trying to enjoy a rainy Sunday afternoon catching up with your teenagers, and you just can’t…
For most normal Americans, “pie” is a noun. At my house it takes on meaning as another part of speech each month as I prepare to drive away for a few regenerative hours with my Pie Ladies. “I’m doing pie tonight,” is the response to what’s for dinner. My husband and children learned…
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