“That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;" Colossians 1:10 It’s easy for me to say, “I love school time.” I don’t have children to get ready for school and am not attending myself. However, let me clarify my statement, I love the school season with the fresh start, excitement and routine it brings. (I’ve ...
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Working Around Remodeling
“And let the beauty of the LORD our God be upon us: and establish thou the work of our hands upon us; yea, the work of our hands establish thou it.” Psalm 90:17 Remodeling is fun in the planning stages when we’re dreaming about fixing up a space. It sparks expectations, excitement and energy. Then, the remodeling process begins and chaos ignites! On top of our regular everyday work, a new ...
Continue ReadingCatching Clutter Before It Spreads
“To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven…a time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away.” Ecclesiastes 3:1 & 6 Clutter spreads like poison ivy. It sneaks up and overtakes our precious spaces. We can tidy every inch of a counter and within days—sometimes minutes—it’s piled up again. Clutter is a daily battle for even the most ...
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“I was cast upon thee from the womb: thou art my God from my mother’s belly.” Psalm 22:10 God made mothers and we learn a lot from them—some good and some bad. It’s hard to acknowledge, admit and accept that moms aren’t perfect when some seem to come so close to perfection. However, they’re only humans with natural abilities who struggle under the same sin curse Eve came under. Moms can be ...
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“Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies… She looketh well to the ways of her household, and eateth not the bread of idleness.” Proverbs 31:10&27 Homemaking is a tough role that’s not readily accepted or appreciated today. Especially when our culture tends to imply that it’s an archaic, demeaning, subservient, sacrificial, and servitude position that one succumbs to ...
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