From the category archives:

Gratitude

Help for Mom-to-Be

August 30, 2010

This arrived in my inbox on August 11 from a blog-reading friend: Hi Amy, I’ve been thinking about you and praying for you as you go through the final weeks of your pregnancy. I hope it’s going well and the heat’s not doing you in. Could you use any help in the last few weeks, [...]

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Little Boy’s Prayer

March 15, 2010

It all started last January when my children rejoiced at the news of another baby cousin. Not a moment later, our then 3 year old piped up: “When we having another baby, Mom? I want a baby.” My husband and I looked at each other, knowing that his wish was our own and had been [...]

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Somebody Wants What You Have

March 10, 2010

It’s easy to think the grass is always greener in your neighbor’s yard. And perhaps it is. At least the part you can see. But remember… When you’re weary of fixing another meal and doing dishes yet again, somebody wishes they had food to put on the table. When you’ve folded and put away a(nother) [...]

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So Much to be Thankful For

December 29, 2009

There’s no better way to end the year than to reflect on our greatest blessings. Here’s my Top 10 (minus all the “stuff” I’m forgetting) list of blessings in 2009. This is my list, so I can be thankful for snow, right? Record snow? Oh, yes. Snow and Tiny Town neighbors to clear it for [...]

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Thanksgiving on a Budget: Keep it Meaningful

November 20, 2009

When I visited Monica’s post this morning, my breathing and my heart rate slowed. Not that I’m frazzled a week before Thanksgiving, but the peace that pervades her home for the holidays is palpable. Visit The Homespun Heart for simple decorating ideas and methods for instilling thankfulness. Do you have frugal recipes, tips and tricks [...]

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Join the 30-Day Giving Challenge

October 31, 2009

Alyssa’s got a good thing going on over at Kingdom First Mom for the month of November. I’m joining in, and want to invite you to do the same. Thirty days of giving! Each and every one of us has something to give, and I firmly believe that it’s impossible to be out-given. God’s blessings [...]

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Right Here, Mom

October 20, 2009

Our little two-year-old terror is constantly in our stuff. She gets scolded for digging through my purse, unlocking hubby’s coaching bag, drawing in her sister’s notebook. Once, she even got her Papa in trouble. He fell asleep “on watch” and she smeared a jar of Vaseline on the wall, in her newly washed hair, on [...]

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Enough

September 10, 2009

“There are two ways to get enough: one is to accumulate more and more. The other is to desire less.” –GK Chesterton My frugal, money-saving tip for the day: Know that you have enough. Be grateful. Be content. This post is linked to Frugal Friday.

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A Reminder of the Electrical Kind

September 2, 2009

It was only a few moments. A few heartstopping, whatdoidonowgetthekidsoutwhereisthefireextinguisher moments. When Lance ran home for a two-second “hi” during his lunch break, I put him to work. (That’ll teach him!) He helped me clear off all the computer equipment and pull the heavy glass off of the desk so I could clean it. As [...]

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Give

August 17, 2009

“So let each one give as he purposes in his heart, not grudgingly or of necessity; for God loves a cheerful giver” (2 Corinthians 9:7) One of the reasons we live as we do is to give. Yes, it would be nice to have cable, go on vacations, do some remodeling in the house, have [...]

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