Category: Inspiration and Joy
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The sweetest birthday (cake)
For all we, as moms, try to do to make birthdays special, it is really amazing when it comes right back to you. Last year I was in Spain on a wine media trip for my birthday, so my daughter really got into it this year. She started the day out by giving me a handmade…
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Feeling awkward about working
This morning I walked my kids into the church for vacation Bible school. It was the first time for me this week. A friend of mine took them and brought them home Monday, as I was out of town for work. She also took and brought them home Tuesday as I had standing calls. Today…
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Today’s #Gifts (5/20/2014)
I am really enjoying identifying and sharing my #Gifts from God with you. I hope these posts inspire you to see the gifts He is sending to you each day– even in dark times. Here are a few I received today: An unexpected email affirming my new business venture from someone whose opinion I trust. Launching VineSleuth/…
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Today’s #Gifts (5/19/2104)
It amazes me the gifts I receive from our Father every single day. Every day is not perfect (in my eyes) and yet daily He reminds me that He loves me– in big and little ways. Here are a few gifts from today: Did you see all of that room? On my flight home from…
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I saw God yesterday (5/9/2014)
Wow! He really has been everywhere lately! Or, perhaps I should say that I’ve noticed Him a lot more lately. I may not have shared all my sightings, but I’ve certainly seen God all over the place. Recording a few of those sightings and blessings He has been sharing has inspired me to see more.…
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I saw God yesterday (4/25/2014)
I love identifying the blessings God sends my way. I may not get them all down, but it’s still been a blast recording a few and sharing them over the past few days. I hope I’m inspiring you to recognize blessings in your own life, big and small. Yesterday I saw God in the following…
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I saw God yesterday & the day before (4/23-24/2014)
The last 2 nights have been pretty full. Here are a few ways I’ve seen God over the last two days: Dear, sweet, honest childhood friends and the relationships we’ve kept over the years. Thanks, Jen, Laurie & Stacy for a great evening out Wednesday night– and for all the years leading up to it.…
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I saw God today 4/22/14
Today I saw God and His blessings in the following ways: I felt His smile while talking with my kids. My older son’s dry wit really makes me roll my eyes and laugh at the same time and wonder how that tiny baby has grown into this subtly witty guy who can be such a…
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I saw God today 4/21/2014
Today I saw God in the following ways: Listening to a friend talk about a new initiative to help moms and children who need it which can keep them from needing foster care. While she spoke, I couldn’t help but wonder what the stirring inside of me that was happening while she was talking meant.…
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I saw God today…4/20/14
Today I saw Him. I saw Him in remembering the empty tomb. Even though I am still trying to fully understand and accept his gift in forgiving me, I still see Him there. And am amazed. I saw Him in the gift of a church family that’s been right in front of me for nearly…
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Funerals and pretending to be a grownup
I’ve just returned home from attending a memorial service for a childhood friend’s husband. Last week we buried my brother-in-law’s ashes. Y’all, I am barely into my 40s. This is not supposed to be happening. Not yet, anyway.
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The Homeschool Mother’s Prayer Journal
Today Bible in 90 Days grad Rebecca Brandt of Mom’s Mustard Seeds shares a bit about her new devotional guide, The Homeschool Mother’s Prayer Journal, and how reading the Bible in 90 Days inspired her. Meeting Rebecca live in person at the Savvy Blogging Summit this summer was an exciting moment for me. I loved…
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How we might see, and be seen, in Heaven
I was just thinking about meeting up with old school friends and became a little sad about the fact that we’ll never all be together again, just us. And then the thought entered my mind that I’d see many of them again in Heaven. But then a not so nice thought popped in– I’d see…
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What I’ve really been up to…
Hi friends. I’ve missed you. I was so touched when several of you read Philippians with me, even though it had been quite awhile since we did any devotionals together. I’ve missed blogging regularly here, but it just has been too much for me to keep up with lately, as much as I hated and…
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The 2013 MS 150 bike ride– my best ride yet!
If you’ve been reading MomsToolbox for awhile, then you probably know about my annual participation in the Houston to Austin MS 150 each spring. It is a 2-day, 180-mile bike ride from Houston to Austin to raise money to combat Multiple Sclerosis. 2013 was my 6th year to participate in the fundraiser, which is the…