Category: Mom’s Journal
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Who knew a clean counter could make me so happy?
My house and life have become way too cluttered. I have had a tough time de-cluttering both because I wanted to see action RIGHT AWAY. I didn’t want to wait. Years ago I was introduced to the FlyLady way of doing things and was enamored. But, of course, just shining my sink wasn’t enough of…
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To all the frustrated, impatient, tired mommies of little ones:
I was once there. And no, I don’t have it all figured out. But this morning I felt a transformation. This morning my nine year old son yelled at me and hurled an insult. He was frustrated. And do you know what I did? I calmly told him not to yell at me, swiftly administered…
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Thank you for your prayers!
Thank you so much to each of you who prayed for me today. And I was blown away when I saw all the retweets on Twitter about prayers and my ride… Thank you! I intended to ride 68 miles, but ended up riding 75 miles!! I started out strong, but then the hills started to…
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From Mom’s Journal: My brain is on overload
My brain is on overload. It is being flooded with great ideas, great plans and even great strategies. But I am stuck. I want to encourage the Bible in 90 Days readers who are feeling lost. I want to praise those who are finished. I want to cheer for those who are about to finish…
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Thanks, military families
I tweeted about this today, but I think the message needs more permanence than a tweet. This morning my kids and I headed out of the house a little early and stopped at church on the way to school where we learned more about Lent and had ashes smeared on our foreheads in the form…