Relationship Building
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The Power of a Kind Word: Lessons from Proverbs 31
Do you snap at your kids and your husband when you’re stressed out, overstimulated and just over it all? As a busy, working mom, it can feel like our actions and reactions in the midst of the chaos can cause words we regret to come spilling out of our mouths – toward our kids, our…
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Kindness Starts at Home: Teaching Children Through Example
As we step into September, our focus shifts to a powerful and transformative Fruit of the Spirit: kindness. In a world that can often feel hurried and disconnected, kindness serves as a gentle reminder of the love and compassion we are called to extend to one another. This month, we embrace kindness not just as…
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Balancing Work, Home, and School: The Virtue of Patience in Every Role
As a busy mom, you wear many hats—employee, wife, and mother. With your children in school, the responsibilities can feel endless: managing work tasks, keeping up with household duties, and ensuring your kids are thriving in their education. Balancing these roles is no small feat, and it’s easy to feel overwhelmed. Yet, patience is a…
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Healing Our Nation Through Love and Service: Reflecting God’s Love in Divisive Times
Our nation is crumbling. We have no love or joy left in it. We only have hatred and divisive beliefs that pit parents against children, friend against friend, neighbor against neighbor. Martin Luther King, Jr. shared, “Power, properly understood, is the ability to achieve purpose. It is the strength required to bring about social, political,…
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5 Life-Changing Lessons I Learned From My Dad
It was the last day of fifth grade and I remember it vividly. Okay, well, maybe not vividly but pretty distinctly. We weren’t the kind of family that made the kids go to the last half day of school and be there the whole time. Dad took us to get our report cards and say…
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3 Ways to Show Love to Others
Happy Valentine’s Day, friends! My family has been fighting off all kinds of winter bugs so I’m a little behind on my writing. Valentine’s Day is the perfect day to talk about relationships and what we need to do to maintain happy, healthy relationships. While some feel today is a Hallmark holiday, others use it…
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Relationship Struggles
Happy ❤️ month, everyone! I love February! In my mind, February is all about relationship building and heart health so that’s exactly what I’m going to talk about this month. I’d like to give you a little background on why I am so passionate about cardiovascular health. Four years ago at the age of 50,…