Category: Inspiration and Joy

  • Surgery Update

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    Thank you so much for your prayers about my appointment with the surgeon yesterday. I was reassured by him that the cyst is most likely benign and I am scheduled for surgery next week to get it out. (Yippeee!!) I’ll likely stay just one night in the hospital, but there is a possibility of two.…

  • He already made it special

    He already made it special

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    Today I’m over at Tommy Nelson kids, sharing a few thoughts on Advent. Here’s a preview of what I have to share: Wow! Another year has flown by and us here we are again, preparing to celebrate the birth of our Savior. In my house that means coordinating lots of dates on the calendar for…

  • Sharing Bible study tips for busy moms

    Sharing Bible study tips for busy moms

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    See that? That’s my new in real life friend, Liz, and me. Yesterday I had the chance to meet one of my amazing readers who is also a Bible in 90 Days grad! I was thrilled enough to met Liz in person, but she also invited me to talk about Bible study for busy moms…

  • Teaching thankfulness using a new method…

    Teaching thankfulness using a new method…

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    November always brings talk of thankfulness. Today on Tommy Nelson’s Raising Faithful Kids I’m sharing how I have been doing my best to teach my kids about thankfulness this month. Click on over and see what I’ve been up to. My kids are enjoying it. I’ve been smiling a a lot and I bet you’ll…

  • Amy’s Tae Kwon Do board break

    Amy’s Tae Kwon Do board break

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    After 20 years away from Tae Kwon Do, I’m back! And I’ve got the board breaking video to prove it: My boys have been in Tae Kwon Do for a few months and watching them really made me a bit envious and homesick for the fun and challenge I felt in Tae Kwon Do in…

  • Do you like a fresh start?

    Do you like a fresh start?

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    Even as we are wrapping up the current Bible in 90 Days session here on MomsToolbox, school has just begun for many of you and it is still the time for fresh starts. Today I am sharing what I  love about fresh starts over on Tommy Nelson’s Raising Faithful Kids. Here’s a preview of what…

  • Honest Prayer: Our best tool for growing our children’s faith

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    “Dear God, thank you for making Mrs. Cindi’s house look like it was slimed,” my husband said as he started the blessing before dinner. We all giggled a bit, but we did so with grateful hearts. Our area has been in a drought for quite some time and a dear friend who lives about 35…

  • Losing weight and getting fit with a personal trainer

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    Does the site of this make you a little nervous? Do you have any clue what to do with all of these? The gym kind of freaks me out. Yes, I can ride my bike 180  miles in two days each spring, but the idea of exercising on funky equipment or using weights totally intimidates…

  • Any tips for NOT sampling the frosting.. and the candy and…

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    Last week I re-joined WeightWatchers. And, even though I had a crazy traveling fiasco that left me in the airport MUCH longer than anticipated last weekend, and even though I attended my grandmother’s 100th year birthday celebration weekend with some delicious meals, I still had a fantastic first week with a great loss. I am…

  • Texas fires, natural disasters and an invitation to pray with me

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    Two days again my husband showed me a picture a friend of ours snapped from her house. The fires were getting dangerously close to her home in Magnolia, Texas. She and her husband were dousing their roof as best they could and preparing to get the evacuation call. Fires were destroying homes. People were looting…

  • Praying right to God… in her chest

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    Last week I, and several other bloggers posted about how our children’s faith is impacting our own. One of my readers sent me this precious story about her own granddaughter… I wanted to share a story about my 4 year old granddaughter, Miriam. A few days ago while riding in the car Miriam said, “God…

  • Praying for a baby sister

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    When my oldest was 4 years old, he told me he wanted to be a big brother again. “You do,” I said. “Hmmm. Why don’t you pray about it?” I thought I was being clever because what I knew, and he didn’t know, was that I was pregnant. I had only known for a day…

  • Latch on America connects moms with breastfeeding experts

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    This morning, the Latch on America Tour arrives at the Children’s Museum of Houston to help local moms learn more about breastfeeding and connect with local experts who can help. The tour was founded by 27 year-old Ryan Comfort (yes, a guy) who shares here a little about the tour and its goals: The Latch…

  • Milk for Thought comes to Houston

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    Curious about breastfeeding? If you want to learn more about breastfeeding from the experts and will be in Houston tomorrow, Wednesday, August 17, make plans to stop by and visit the Big Pink Bus at the Children’s Museum of Houston from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. The educational outreach effort is part of a 30-city…

  • Advice for chaos and ‘those’ mom moments

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    Last week I was in a grump slump and Wendy, a MomsToolbox reader, sent some advice and a perspective on parenting little ones. I thought you might benefit from it, too.. All moms have our stories that we laugh about now, even though they didn’t seem quite so funny at the time. My advice for…