Lessons learned by LIVING through trials the everyday woman

I never thought I’d be walking my daughter through a sickness where we don’t just get to “move on.” Her medical chart no longer says “acute pain”—it now says “chronic” instead. We have moved into a chronic pain situation. With our 11-year-old....

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“You Can Do This!” – Don’t miss out on this book… book review confidence the everyday woman you can do this

“Here’s what you can know for sure, beyond the shadow of doubt, no matter how you feel from day to day and moment to moment. God knows your name; you belong to him. He sees your every move, and there’s no place you can go where he won’t join you. He thinks about you, and...

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Are you at MAXIMUM CAPACITY? capacity hope purpose the everyday woman

What is your comfort food?

Over the weekend my entire family came down with a stomach bug. My entire family. All five of us. What a vision: four of us sprawled out on various couches and chairs, covered in blankets, watching 1990s family movies, offering each other millions of...

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Encouragement for moms: you’re doing great, I promise! encouragement motherhood parenting the everyday woman

I’ve gone through a few jobs in my life: babysitter, tutor, piano teacher, engineer, to name a few. Some I loved, others not so much, but I worked hard at each one with varying levels of success. Motherhood, though, is a unique experience, because it is the one “job” where we...

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In celebration of winter, part 2: My favorite winter reads books friday five reads the everyday woman winter

Last week I shared five of my favorite winter recipes as part of Mrs. Disciple’s Friday Five. Today I’m linking up again, but this time to share five of my favorite winter reads. Because really, is there anything better than curling up by a fire, snuggled under a warm...

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In celebration of winter, part 1: Good foods for cold days the everyday woman

Christmas is done, so I’m basically ready for it to be summer now. No? What do you mean there are still months to go?

Ah, well, then I’d better dig in to some of my favorite winter hobbies: eating and reading.

Today my friend Kelly at MrsDisciple.com is hosting a...

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