What is Encouragement? Encourage (verb) to lift up, to spur on to do better, inspire with courage, or to stimulate with consistent assistance or approval. The Essence of an Encourager Over twenty years ago when I was first hired to be a middle school teacher, I learned quickly that a teacher must be an encourager.… Continue reading What It Means to Be an Encourager
As a mom of six active children and a husband who is currently working from home, I can tell you that silence does not happen naturally, nor does solitude find me easily. From sun-up to sun-down, I am busy homeschooling, homemaking, and home managing my large family. It is easy to get tired, lose my… Continue reading Seeking Silence and Solitude as a Christian Woman
Equipping, Not Enabling Our Children We have an important duty as a parent to ensure that our children are equipped for the future. We are not doing our children any favor when we do their chores for them. We are not doing any favors if we are do not expect our children to work. We… Continue reading KEEPER’S CORNER: Equipping Our Children, Not Enabling
Homeschooling Truths for those Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Days. Our day was rough from the get-go with a few of my children having less than desirable attitudes towards schooling. My eight year old who is recovering from a cold and did not sleep well due to coughing; was crabby this morning. My twelve-year-old… Continue reading Homeschooling Truths for those Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Days
Are You An Easily Offended Person? Are You An Easily Offended Person? “Why do so-and-so treat me this way?” “What did I do to deserve this?” Does this sound like you or anybody else that you may know? To be honest, this was me several years ago. Many of those early years in our marriage,… Continue reading Are You Easily Offended?
Fifteen Titus 2 Lessons that Every Young Christian Woman Needs to Know Do you ever wish somebody would have taken you aside as a young adult and shared some serious truths with you about adulting? I know that I do and as a middle aged woman it has become my ministry to ‘teach the younger woman’… Continue reading Fifteen Titus 2 Lessons that Every Young Christian Woman Needs to Know
Keepers Corner: Doing Your Best as a Mother and Trusting God with the Outcome The other day I was told how nice it was that I was always so “put together” and that I “must never have problems” with my children. I will be honest, I was pretty torn at that moment. Because part of… Continue reading Keepers Corner: Doing Your Best as a Mother and Trusting God with the Outcome
Encouragement for the Christian Homemaker Being a Christian woman is not a walk in the park. Often our days as wives, mothers, and homemakers are tiresome, tough, and tedious. This combination leaves us exhausted, feeling depressed, and burdened down by weight of our responsibilities. I want you to find the support that you need to… Continue reading Encouragement for the Christian Homemaker
Be an Encourager to Your Children Are you a mom that is constantly frustrated with the actions of your child? Do you find that you have to nag them to get things done? Do you wonder what went wrong and why your children don’t listen to you? Are you disheartened in hearing the nonstop whining… Continue reading Be an Encourager to Your Children
The Weight of Mom Guilt Have you ever had one of those days? You know those days when nothing.goes.your.way? That was my day yesterday. In fact, at one point I would l could have called it a downright rotten day. Rocky Start to Our Day Nothing was going my way. (Yeah, I know selfish, right?)… Continue reading Mom Guilt and God’s Great Grace
