Life Doesn’t Have to Become Unravelled When Mom Is Sick – 5 Things to Help Your Home Run Well When You Aren’t Feeling Well

I’m sick. Feeling like pooh (and I’m not talking about Winnie)! Sniffing, snorting, sneezing, fever, just-want-to-crawl-under-the-covers sick. Somewhere between chills and Kleenex, my blank mind wandered to a time when my children were young and being sick wasn’t something I had time for.  I wasn’t prepared. Proverbs 31:21 gives us an inside peek at the intimidating Mrs. Proverbs 31’s home life. “She is not afraid of snow for her household, For all her household is clothed with scarlet.” She wasn’t afraid of what lurked beyond the four walls of her house because, like a girl scout, Mrs. Proverbs 31 was ready. I …

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Emotions and Truth

The heart is deceitful above all things,     and desperately sick;     who can understand it?  Jeremiah 17:9 ESV There are a lot of emotions in my house. I have three kids, a wonderful husband, and two dogs – one who has an anxiety issue. Not to mention my own emotions. Sometimes those emotions are in harmony and we laugh and enjoy talking to each other. Other times those emotions are a cacophony irritating the ears of all who experience it’s splendor. God created emotions and we mishandle them. As an adult I have more tools so I have learned to handle …

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Lavish Grace Week 7: The Glory of Grace

Welcome to Lavish Grace Week 9 (our final week):  The Glory of Grace from Kathy Howard’s new bible study Lavish Grace. Throughout this study, we have been examining how God’s lavish grace intersected and changed the life of Paul. In this lesson, Kathy challenges us to discover that “God graciously uses our trials as a testimony to others.” I have seen this first hand both in my life and in the lives of my friends. I have watched as a dear friend buried her five-year-old child and sought to give God glory even in her grief and pain. I have …

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Let’s Say Grace: Slow Cooker Lasagna

SLOW COOKER LASAGNA Lasagna is comfort food at its finest in traditional Italian homes. This slow cooker version is an easy rendition and a must try. Complete with Parmesan, mozzarella, ricotta cheese and NO BOILING the lasagna noodles — this recipe is a snap! INGREDIENTS 1 pound bulk Italian sausage (sweet or hot depending on your preference) 1 pound ground beef 1 medium onion, chopped to equal close to 1 cup OPTIONAL – ¾ cup finely diced green pepper 2 cans (24 ounces each) Italian style tomato sauce  1 can (14.5 ounce) finely diced tomatoes 2 teaspoons dried basil leaves …

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Parenting Through the Knots and Stitches

“For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are my ways your ways, “ declares the LORD. “As the heavens are higher than earth, so are my ways and my thoughts than your thoughts” (Isaiah 55:8-9) Do you crochet, or do you know anyone who can? I mean, really REALLY crochet, not the one line of cockeyed links that I create that wouldn’t even pass as a friendship bracelet. I recently tried to take up crocheting…again… and, again, found that I seem to be crochet-challenged. But that doesn’t mean I can’t appreciate the skill, knowledge, and time it takes to …

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Why I Think Being a Mom Links Us to the Hardest Work

Before we dig in to this uber important topic, I want to ask if you will read through today’s post and comment to let us know that you are in… that you will pray with us for the next generation. We want to know how many women will roll up  their sleeves and do the one hard thing we should be doing… praying! COMMENT and tell us you’re in if you are. Oswald Chambers once said, “Prayer is the greatest work.” It’s not easy to intercede on behalf of those who can’t or won’t pray for themselves. Intercessory prayer is …

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Lavish Grace Week 6: The Power of Grace

Okay y’all Bible study girlfriends… I can’t tell you how excited I am that I get to do THIS lesson on grace from Kathy Howard‘s Bible study, Lavish Grace! When I became a Christian, the Lord gave me an insatiable appetite for His Word. I LOVE studying various words from the Word in the original language and uncovering the precious and powerful nuggets tucked below the surface of our English translation. Grace was one of those words which I studied not long after Jesus saved this wretched soul and made a saint out of this sinner. I studied it because …

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APPLE STREUSEL MUFFINS

Saturday is “Let’s Say Grace” day at TMI during the “Lavish Grace” Bible study series. Each Saturday during the series, we will share a yummy recipe with you created by TMI’s own Beth Bergren. These recipes will be perfect for moms and kids to make together. Each Saturday post will include a printable with the recipe, a Scripture verse, and a prayer. Together, “Let’s Say Grace!” Doesn’t the title of this recipe just make your mouth water? I know it does mine! This is a great recipe to spend time with your kids making a special treat together. If they …

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The Power of Prayer

I’d been having major writer’s block. I was praying to God to show me His topic for today’s blog and nothing was coming. Time was running out for the publish date… I had just spent the morning at my Holy yoga class and was driving home. I was thinking about how precious life is, and I was thanking God for letting me do yoga with friends in Christ. Life had been really tough lately for me and my husband, and I’d been having a hard time experiencing God’s joy and peace. As I was driving home, there was a truck in …

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Is God Really Good

Is God Really Good?

I’m a good person. I try to do the right things. Good grief, God, I’m serving You! I don’t deserve to be in pain like this! This shouldn’t be happening to me! I’ve had those thoughts. Maybe you have, too. Right now, there is a young family in my church that is going through an incredibly overwhelming and difficult season. They love God passionately. They are always serving others. Several years ago, they added two boys to their family of four through foreign adoption. After two heart wrenching years—filled with family counseling sessions, individual therapy and much prayer—one of the …

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