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Jennifer McBride | August 24, 2011
An important reminder from Kelly Crawford:
Conversation is the “skeleton” onto which an education can grow flesh. It’s where the rote information comes alive. Without it, much of our efforts are wasted.
From the time our children are little, our conversations teach them. (The question, “when does she start school” really reveals our misunderstanding about education. If [...]
Jennifer McBride | August 9, 2011
From Breezy Tulip:
Do you keep a journal? I have for years now, but recently I’ve been rethinking the place of journal-keeping in my life.
Looking back, I wish I could tell my fourteen-year-old self, “Just go share your heart with Mom. No matter how silly it seems, get her godly counsel on how to respond to [...]
Jennifer McBride | April 29, 2011
Mother! Mother! Watch and pray,
Fling not golden hours away!
Now or never, plant and sow,
Catch the morning’s earliest glow.
Mother! Mother! Guard the dew,
While it sparkles clear and true.
No delay! The scorching noon
May thy treasures reach too soon.
Mother! Point them to the sky,
Tell them of a loving eye,
That more tender is than thine,
And doth ever on them [...]
Jennifer McBride | March 22, 2011
Here is another inspiring post by Leah Smith, author of the brand new book Diapers, Dishes & Dominion-How Christian Housewives Could Change the World
I know I’m not the only high-strung mom in the world… It’s a hunch, anyway. While I don’t have amazing insight into why I am this way or great advice as to [...]
Jennifer McBride | March 16, 2011
Self sacrifice does not come easily to our naturally selfish natures and is not encouraged in our “Me-First ” culture. It is, however, a virtue and discipline that must be learned and practiced – and the sooner the better. To be like Christ we must die to self, and there we find true joy. Here are some [...]
Jennifer McBride | February 6, 2011
Such a powerful reminder of something so easily forgotten.
