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Hymn of the Day: How Firm a Foundation
But now thus saith the LORD that created thee, O Jacob, and he that formed thee, O Israel, Fear not: for I have redeemed thee, I have...


Hymn of the Day: Jesus, I My Cross Have Taken
Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. For...


How to Keep from Becoming a Potiphar's Wife
Her arms rigid, she painted the kohl along the contours of her eyelids and struck the bell alerting a slave – for the third time. Finally...


Hymn of the Day: O Worship the King
Howbeit for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me first Jesus Christ might shew forth all longsuffering, for a pattern to them which...


Blessing Our Homes with Hymns | Podcast with Lexie Joy
Who would've guessed that the most valuable book after the Bible would be a tattered hymnbook? Within those pages lie the answers to the...


Hymn of the Day: What a Friend We Have in Jesus
Seeing then that we have a great high priest, that is passed into the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our profession. ...


Hymn of the Day: From Greenland's Icy Mountains
In the year that king Uzziah died I saw also the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and his train filled the temple. Above...


Loving Your Loved Ones...With Hymns
I never loved hymns until football season of 1995. As a freshman clarinet in the marching band, I found a spot on the band bus next to my...


You Can Do This, Mama. And So Can Your Kids.
"Should I work? "Work from home? "Or only work on my home?" In this conclusion of the interview with Terrie Gatto on teaching kids to...


Mother First, Wife Second? Or Wife First, Mother Second?
We cruised down Broadway, onto 2nd, then onto Church Street. Neon lights and cowboy-hatted tourists adorned the landscape as we conversed...


How to Teach Your Four Year Old to Do Laundry - RIGHT
Here it is! The interview that taught me how to teach my children to clean. I have to tell you, I recorded this interview in May, and our...


Hospitality, the Silver Bullet for Wild Emotions.
Once upon a time (true story) there lived a woman and her old husband. The childless couple got along royally, even though she'd put her...


Sharing Wisdom While You're Still Young with Jolina Petersheim
Morning after morning, year after year, I crawled out of bed way too late, feeling like a loser and convinced of it as the lateness kept...


The #1 Way to Help Logic Conquer All the Feels
You're enjoying a lively conversation with old friends. Inside jokes are flying fast, and you're feeling like a kid again. Suddenly a...


Sharing Wisdom While You're Still Young
"Cast thy bread upon the waters, for thou shalt find it after many days." That's what I think about when I consider my old friend Jolina...


When Good Sense Conquers Wild Emotion (Or, How to Break Free of Facebook Fights)
I scroll down my Facebook, ignoring the pull to go check on the kids. I’m educating myself, I tell myself. Just touching base with the...


The Rest of the Story: Praying for the Next Generation with Brenda Gilley, Part 2
What a gift God gave me as I sat across from Mrs. Brenda Gilley as the choir practiced in the room across the hall that Sunday afternoon....


The Last Summer: How I Let Go of Homeschooling (Sorta Kinda)
DISCLAIMER: To fully appreciate this post, you should know that few people are as rabidly devoted to homeschooling as I am. It's a gift...


Praying for the Next Generation with Brenda Gilley, Part 1
Monday morning I woke up at 2:00am with labor-type pains in my kidney. Yes. My kidney. I am so. Not. Interested in finding out if kidney...


Nourishing My Soul as a Mama of Many
The quick pinprick produced a single bubble of bright red blood. Beep! The midwife’s hemoglobin meter calibrated its magic, and I knew in...
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