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Category Archives: Spiritual Encouragement
To Bite, or Not to Bite (your tongue), That is the Question: Allowing Your Teen to Navigate Heartache and Disappointment.
Wow, mothering can be tough! Can I get an “Amen”?! It’s a fine line we walk between allowing our teenagers to grow and mature and intervening in order to make things easier for them. It hurts to see our … Continue reading
Posted in Parenting, Spiritual Encouragement
Tagged daughters, Encouragement, faith, family, motherhood, raising teenagers, sons
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Hello Again! Surprised by God and Back in the Saddle.
Dear Readers, So sorry that it has been a while since I last posted on Heart of the Matter, but this season of life has been extremely busy and eventful for our family. Our second son got married and … Continue reading
Taking Care of Mama: A Change of Heart
Have you ever wondered why God allows people to live on and on into their 80’s and 90’s in various states of pain and disability—severe arthritis, blindness, deafness, dementia, Alzheimer’s, and other chronic, debilitating and painful conditions? If … Continue reading
Posted in Parenting, Spiritual Encouragement, Thankfulness
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No More Excuses: Fitness by Default!
Today I went to the gym. I have put it off for so long but alas, one-by-one my excuses have fallen away and now I am left with only one—my own pathetic lack of discipline. I can no longer … Continue reading
My Husband Will Never Change (and I’m so glad!)
My husband was up at 5:30 this morning. I listened as he gathered his workout clothes and tennis shoes, and then proceeded to the kitchen to prepare his protein shake. As the whirring sound of the blender died down, I snuggled deeper … Continue reading
Posted in Divorce, Marriage, Spiritual Encouragement
Tagged Encouragement, forgiveness, marriage, spiritual growth
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