Ten Things This Mom Would Do Again

October 15, 2025October 12, 2025 RefreshHer2 Comments

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My mommy days are behind me now, and as I’m watching others in this special, yet demanding role, I have done some reminiscing over the years when my girls were young. I have plenty of regrets, as all moms do, but I’m not going to dwell on those, because I can’t change them, and because doing so would not fall under the Philippians 4:8 things I should think about! It’s in the past. But there are things that were so good about those days. As I think back, I remember things that we did that I would definitely do again, if I had the chance.

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A Little Lunch

July 16, 2025July 16, 2025 RefreshHerLeave a comment

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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

Feeling Like “The Worst Mom Ever?”

May 7, 2025May 6, 2025 RefreshHerLeave a comment

Mommy life. What a blessing! To be entrusted with a little life (or two or three) is a wonderful privilege that most girls dream of all their childhood. But it’s tough some moments. Some days. Some weeks. It’s easy to live under the feeling of not being good enough.

When your three year-old smears lipstick all over your mom’s new carpet, or your son throws a fit at the Dollar Store because you wouldn’t buy him the treasure he found, it’s easy to wonder if you’re the worst mom ever.

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Home making · Work

Easing Household Chores: 8 Strategies for a Better Attitude

February 21, 2025February 20, 2025 RefreshHerLeave a comment

This week I started the Maytag, Messes and Meals series here on my blog. Since then, I’ve been thinking a lot about how I go about my responsibilities and work at having a right heart while doing them. Yes, I must work at that!

To be honest, this week when I attacked our PILE of dirty clothes after being gone for nearly a week, I started to moan inwardly. Then the Spirit of God brought to my mind how thankful I could be that I was now home and able to do laundry. Oh, that changed my attitude!!

There are simple methods we can employ to make all the work we do in the home sweeter and even easier. I’ve tried to be mindful this week about what those strategies are. Here’s my list that is truly helpful to me. I hope it helps you, too!

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Child training · Motherhood

Hey, Weary Mom…

October 30, 2024October 30, 2024 RefreshHer2 Comments

Adorned Series #13 – You can listen to this post here on Refresh Her podcast.

Hectic school routines, multiple discipline issues, outrages and temper tantrums, messes, stresses, spills and strong wills might describe your mothering yesterday, but I’m here to remind you that there is grace for the task in front of you today, dear mom!

Many women feel so overwhelmed at their task of mothering. I can remember wondering what it would feel like to just hop in the car mid-morning and head to the grocery store. That’s my high energy time! I thought about how fun it would be to be able to just GO! But I was a homeschooling mother, with two girls to train and educate. Our days were full and I usually went to the store at the end of the day when I was weary. However, it was not a sacrifice!

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