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“Did you have any dreams last night?” Most mornings my daughter asks me this question, but I always disappoint her. I’m a deep sleeper. My head hits the pillow, and I lose consciousness until morning. No dreams by night. I do most of my dreaming by…
By Beth Biggers “It’s no big deal.” Name a problem and that is my title for it: No Big Deal. Financial stress? No big deal. Kids sick again? No big deal. Can’t get out of bed without crying? No. Big. Deal. Of course, this only applies to my own problems. I have all the compassion…
Meeting new people makes me anxious. I’m not one of those people who will go up and introduce myself to you. I’m definitely not the first one to raise my hand for a turn to talk in any group setting. I look for the nearest exit when someone heads my way to talk to me. …
What’s my testimony? How do I define it? I feel my testimony in Christ has different levels through different stages of my life. I grew up in a Christian home and I’ve always known who Jesus was. So when someone would ask about my testimony, sometimes I would say, “I don’t have one”. But of…
Overcoming My Obsession By Andrea Fortenberry When I see women exercising, I often wonder what motivates them to work out. Sometimes it reminds me of a sad chapter of my life — the days when I battled severe issues with body image. For much of high school, I based my worth on whether or not…
I’m sincerely head over heels and delighted for our Community that Angel Buff has joined Our Mom’s Writing Group. Angel will be writing for our group once a month starting in July. I met Angel just two or three months after I started blogging in Fall of 2014. She came across one of my announcements…
Sometimes, in life, there comes a point where you are forced to look up from your cheerio smattered floor, your bathroom that smells like six chickens live in it (in all fairness, six chickens DO live in my bathroom,) and your hair that has not been washed in roughly a week. Maybe you do a…
Taking Our Kids to Church I think we’ve got it wrong. The church seems to be in almost a panic about losing our young people right now. I’m with everybody else, it devastates me to think about the mass exodus out of the church doors. But still, I wonder. I wonder if maybe it isn’t…
In this video I talk about being me and the way God made me as a parent. I share a new book that I love. Mothering From Scratch by Melinda Means and Kathy Helgemo. ] Prayer from Mothering From Scratch pg.27 “Lord , let me see myself the way You see me. Instill in…
Our Mom’s Community Writing Group is overflowing with wonderful women who love the Lord. I’m grateful for everyone of them. It’s always a pleasure to introduce a new friend. My dear Friend Cristina was one of my very first followers when I started less then a year ago in September of 2014. Everyday in my email box…
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