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Does My Christian Home Have To Be Pinterest-Perfect?
Have you seen all the gorgeous homes on Pinterest? They are picture-perfect! The decor draws your eye to gorgeous statement pieces without a kid’s toy to be seen. Stairways wind out of sight uncluttered by dirty laundry and dog hair. Bathrooms contain a whimsy that calls you to stop and rest in a lengthy bubble bath. Meanwhile my own bathroom makes me moan in frustration at how quickly it is filthy again! Laundry rooms on Pinterest make you consider the chore to be almost delightful. My laundry room often has sights and smells that just leave me nauseous. Pinterest-worthy kitchens have all matching appliances that you can assume work…
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Natural Points In Your Day To Hit The Reset Button
*This post contains affiliate links. I receive a small commission at no cost to you if you purchase through these links. You can read our disclosure policy here. Thanks for your support of this ministry!* Have you ever noticed that there are some days where you just wish you could push a button and redo the whole day? I know I have! Especially now that I have young kids. But even back in my seemingly blissful easy days of singleness, I found there were days I wanted to just start over! Days get filled with bad attitudes. Poor decisions were made. Patient responses were lacking. Chaos is happening all…
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How To Remove Spiritual Pollutants From Your Home
Flies annoy me to no end. Ants are detestable. Spiders just disgust me. Mice are filthy varmints-let the cats eat them! Snakes make me want to leave this planet and never return. They all have one thing in common-none of these critters are allowed in my home! That is my rule. Unfortunately, these little critters don’t read my rule book. They come in my home anyway. (The nerve of them!) Which is why tomorrow the exterminator is coming to spray for the latest assault from our neighborhood ant community. After some extensive googling for kid-friendly options to keep the ants at bay, I couldn’t help but compare this scenario to…
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How To Stop Bad Attitudes From Spreading Throughout Your Family
Have you ever seen the effects that one bad attitude can have on your family? This past week, my husband caught a nasty head cold (in July-which is really annoying!) For several days, I cleaned every possible surface with disinfecting wipes. We washed our hands and kept dirty tissues safely disposed of away from the kids. Three times a day, my daughter was eating an orange with her meal. Unfortunately, the germs still made their way into my toddler’s mouth. And from there, it was just a matter of time until this Mommy started to feel a scratchy throat and experienced the sniffles. Yesterday, our two month old…
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Prayers to Pray in Every Room of Your Home
Do you hear stories of mothers who are prayer warriors for their children, their husband, their friends, and their church families? Ever feel like you fall short in that area? I know this is true for me! Prayer Warrior-In-Training It is really hard to sit down for a time of focused prayer when two little kids want my attention. If the kids are sleeping, I must admit that my prayer times often turn to nap times if I sit still for 30 seconds or so. Plus, my mind wanders to things I should be doing and I get distracted from actually praying. Honestly, my biggest problem, I just simply forget…
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Why We Ditched the TV in Our Main Living Areas (It’s Not Why You Think!)
Habits are crazy things. I don’t even think about how I brush my hair the same exact way every day or how I wash dishes. It is just something I do mechanically on autopilot. I know what I am doing, I have my routine, and I can just do it. Pretty much no thought or effort required. Routine Frustrations Habits are hard things too. They can be something good or something bad. For instance, my husband and I have a really bad habit of munching on food all evening long if it is reasonably easy to reach. So if we sit in a place where food is easy to access,…