Jennifer McBride | March 7, 2015
Christian wives and mothers, we are meant to be strong, capable and powerful. The Hebrew word “chayil” is the meaning of the word “virtuous” used to describe the Proverbs 31 woman and is also translated throughout the Bible as “strength”, “ability”, “valiant”, “army”, “host”, “forces”, “riches”, “wealth”, “substance”, “power” and even “war”. The godly wife […]
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Jennifer McBride | November 26, 2014
“So they committed themselves to the will of God and resolved to proceed.” ~ William Bradford
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Jennifer McBride | November 22, 2014
From Bambi Moore at In the Nursery of the Nation: The inscription on the Monument to the Pilgrim Mothers in Plymouth, Massachusetts reads: “They brought up their families in sturdy virtue and a living faith in God without which nations perish.” Years later, America’s foe, British general Lord Cornwallis said: “We may destroy all the […]
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Jennifer McBride | July 27, 2014
From Bambi at In the Nursery if the Nation: There must be a balance before us of proclaiming the nobility and greatness of motherhood—because it is noble and great (this is the next generation, people!) —and the hard truth that sometimes life ain’t purty.All of this to say, ask yourself if your expectations are realistic for what […]
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Jennifer McBride | July 6, 2014
From Kelly Crawford at Generation Cedar: I get tired. I get grouchy and start to look around and only see too many pairs of shoes out of place, dust under the couch, toys left out for the 100th time. Painstaking. But I MUST reboot, and remind myself that the mechanics–that is, how I handle the mechanics, are intricately […]
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Jennifer McBride | June 27, 2014
From Charlotte Siems at This Lovely Place If a good night’s rest seems like a faraway dream, welcome to motherhood. The season of having little ones sometimes seem to require more of us than we have to give. Having “been there, done that” for about 25 years, I get the feeling of desperation that sometimes […]
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Jennifer McBride | June 6, 2014
From Charlotte Siems at This Lovely Place: Ordinary days are so, well, ordinary. We are busy, to be sure, and we cut corners and look for shortcuts. I’m all for ways to make home management easier and more efficient. The effort required for a big result in making memories with your children is usually small, yet we […]
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Jennifer McBride | June 2, 2014
From Rachel Jankovic at Femina: I bet that in that home when I put a stack of clean clothes on the bed in my room, toddlers would not lay siege to it and throw it back in the dirty clothes. Because in that life, there would not be the unsavory mess of my life. There […]
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Jennifer McBride | June 1, 2014
From The Modest Mom The fatigue threatens to steal my joy. It’s been a long day, we are out of town and I should be enjoying the break from everyday life. Instead old fears creep in as I struggle with being so tired. I’ve walked this path before and it isn’t a pleasant journey. I […]
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Jennifer McBride | January 16, 2014
Excellent reminders from Mrs. Gore’s Diary: Motherhood is HARD, yes, but it doesn’t have to be dreary and droopy. Chin up, buttercup. Shoulders back. Turn that frown upside down. Swallow those sorrowful sighs. Choose joy, because even on the hardest days, it is still exactly that: a choice. Laugh at today and all the days to […]
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