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The Real Secret of Motherhood

November 14, 2015 by Courtney 4 Comments

The Real Secret of Motherhood

   There are times.  There are times when you are raising small children and nothing is quite as “together” as you always dreamed it would be.   You had some major plans for your nest to resemble those homes in magazines and for your children to be walking GAP models. Disappointment creeps into your heart…you […]

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Filed Under: Hospitality, Marriage, Motherhood, My Heart, Raising Boys, Sisterhood, Spiritual Growth Tagged With: children, friendship, Galatians 6, homemaking, housekeeping, moms, Motherhood, mothers, parenting, perfectionism, purpose, raising littles, sisterhood, train up a child

Jesus in Your Home: Part 2

October 9, 2015 by Courtney Leave a Comment

Jesus in Your Home: Part 2

 The life we live at home will have a lasting impact on the lives of our children.  Our children are eternal souls, therefore investing in the lives of our children is a real and meaningful, eternal investment.  Parenthood  mustn’t be dumbed down to carpooling kids around to the best schools and extracurriculars  in nice clothing […]

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Filed Under: Grace for the Weekend, Missions, Motherhood, My Heart, Raising Boys, Spiritual Growth, Write 31 Days Tagged With: avoiding an inward focus, Christian culture, discipleship, freedom, freedom in Christ, glory to God, God, God's Love, international missions, Jesus, Jesus' love, joy, Kingdom of God, lessons, missional living, prayer, raising children, service, teaching children, the Body of Christ, the church, thinking outside themselves, train up a child, truth

The Most Important Work

April 17, 2015 by Courtney Leave a Comment

The Most Important Work

Some days are for cloud watching with a blanket on the freshly cut spring grass.  This is what matters most when you’re spending time with a four-year-old and a toddler.       There’s laundry sorted into lumpy piles, waiting for someone to toss it into the washing machine.  I’m that someone.  One load down…a few […]

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Filed Under: Grace for the Weekend, Motherhood, My Heart, Raising Boys Tagged With: child rearing, children, love, making memories, Motherhood, parenthood, parenting, quality time, teaching love, teaching to serve, train up a child, work

Two Words that We {Mostly} Avoid

February 4, 2015 by Courtney Leave a Comment

Two Words that We {Mostly} Avoid

To be honest, I don’t know if it makes a difference. Will we ever know before they’re grown? I mean…when my children are thirty, I’ll let you know whether or not I think I got it right. For now, I’m not an expert. I’m just along for the journey. I knew I had to do […]

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Filed Under: Motherhood, Raising Boys Tagged With: children, contentment, entitlement, forming good habits, greed, Motherhood, mothering, nurturing little hearts, parenting, patience, raising children, raising Godly men, selflessness, thankfulness, thanksgiving, train up a child

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