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Be the Influence Instead of Being Influenced
The other day I was listening to a conversation between my youngest sister and youngest brother. As I sat there (harmlessly) listening to this conversation I heard my sister mimic something I had said earlier that day. I had no idea that Cali had been in the room when I said it but apparently she was and had just repeated me. Same tone of voice and everything!
This got me thinking. It just goes..
The Older Sister Career
It was a beautiful evening and I had an important, special event to go to. I rushed into my room and brushed out my hair. I put on my lipstick and curled my eyelashes. I primped and prepared and brushed and blushed in front of the mirror. I fixed my hair and donned my dress added the finishing touches and looked myself over in the mirror. As I gazed through the glass I looked at the reflection..
Finding Beauty in Your Home
When your hair is frazzled and the house is a mess; when dinner isn’t cooked and the kids are hyper and creative (in a bad way) how do you see the beauty of homemaking? How do you see beauty in your calling? Ladies, you NEED TO LOOK FOR IT! Look for the little things in your home that make you happy. Look for smiles, look for color, look for GOD. Seeing the light of joy and innocence shine in..
Rather be Morally Right than Socially Correct.
To the U.S Senate in 1950 a famous preacher named Peter Marshall stood up and said:
“I believe women come nearer fulfilling their God given function in the home then anywhere else. It is a much nobler thing to be a good house wife then to be Miss America… The world has enough women who know how to be smart. It needs women who are willing to be simple. The world has enough women who know how to..
Be Thou My Wisdom
Be Thou my Wisdom, and Thou my true Word;
I ever with Thee and Thou with me, Lord;
Thou my great Father, I Thy true son;
Thou in me dwelling, and I with Thee one.
Author: Dallan Forgail
Melodious Heart week 2
Dwell with Christ today…He want’s to be near you and hear from you… When I pray I always call Jesus my Daddy because that’s just what He is to me. My Father, my King. He is in you and He..
God Give Us Homes!
God Give Us Homes!
Homes where the Bible is honored and taught;
Homes with the Spirit of Christ in their thought;
Homes that a likeness to heaven have caught. God give us homes!
God give us homes!
Homes with the father in priest-like employ;
Homes that are bright with a far-reaching joy;
Homes where no worldly stain shall come to annoy.
God give us homes!
God give us homes!
Homes where the..
Monotony & Drudgery
Day in day out, same old same old. Cleaning, folding, teaching, shopping, another Monday came and went, when will the monotony end? When will the drudgery of life as a mom and older sister end? We do the same things every week every day all year! What does it matter if we do it happily or sorrowfully?
IT MATTERS A LOT! Time and life will not wait. It is happening now. Your kids will look to..
Mud All Over Me…
I had mud all over me. I was laughing hysterically. In the middle of the mud fight in our creek I looked over my shoulder. I saw my handsome 7 yr old brother and my other 2 little sisters. They were jumping up and down in the creek throwing mud and laughing at each other. In that moment I paused and thought to myself: I have everything I could ever need or want right here at my home. What could..
Joining in the Mess!
That moment when you walk in a room and the kids have made a disaster of everything!!! Crayon marks on the wall, toys covering every square foot of carpet, pillows and clothes are strewn everywhere. Or maybe the kids decided to try out their cooking skills in the kitchen. Flour and water are covering the counters, eggs are cracked on the ground, the towels are thrown across the room and the..
Girls NEED Girly Time!
Girls NEED girly time! I work so much and never get to hang out with my sisters. Then I realized how much I need time with my babes! They need time with me too. If you have a daughter or sister it is imperative that you spend some one on one time with her. She needs you and you need her! Read a book, play a game, chit chat for a while. It cultivates lady like qualities in both of you and builds..