children · Motherhood

A Little Lunch

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Being a mother of two daughters, I don’t know a whole lot about raising boys.  But when I read in John 6 about the 5,000 people that had gathered to hear Jesus I thought it strange that a little boy would have a lunch with him. Remember the story?  The crowd was hungry, and there was no food to feed them.  Jesus asked Philip where they could buy enough bread to feed this large crowd.  Andrew spoke up and said to him,

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Motherhood · Parenting

How to Influence Your Children Beyond the Nest

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Being a mother is filled with emotions. There’s joy when the baby is born! Joy at their first coos and words. Weariness at their crying and fussiness. Excitement at their understanding of new things like reading and numbers, and Who made them and the world they live in. No one could deny the feeling of anxiety when their child goes through hard things – whether it be just learning to obey or enduring the pain of a bully at school.

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