encouragement
Press On, Weary Mama
Mothering is hard, exhausting work. And that’s on a good day! There comes a season for every mother when she is tempted to throw in the towel (if only she could find a clean one, as Crystal Paine likes to say), when she genuinely wonders whether her failures as a mother can possibly be redeemed.
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Will You Love Me?
I’d Rather Be Doing Something…Alone As a type A, task-oriented, “high functioning introvert”, some of my best moments are spent alone–creating, reflecting, accomplishing. Crossing items off my to-do list. Making things happen. Motivating others. Planning great things. If you’re familiar with the biblical account of Mary and Martha, I’m definitely a Martha. I’m a doer.…
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10 Practical Ways to Help a Friend in Need
Do you know someone who could use a little encouragement? Is someone you love going through a difficult time? If you’d like to help a hurting friend but aren’t quite sure what to do, this list of suggestions should point you in the right direction.
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Take Courage
I stumbled back into bed around 4:45 am, after a back-breaking, mind-numbing two hours spent feeding and comforting Baby Brother. Less than thirty minutes later, I felt Mr. Native Texan shaking me awake. “He’s crying. Is it time to feed him again?”
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How to Encourage a Hurting Friend
It’s safe to say that each of us has been on both sides: we’ve all experienced times of suffering and we’ve also stood by and watched loved ones suffer. When a friend is in crisis, it can be hard to know what to do. We want to demonstrate care and concern, but we’re afraid of…
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