Tell me I’m not the only one who has let their kid beat them at Candy Land from time to time in order to avoid a tantrum. Yes, it started early on. Josiah had a strong comptetitive edge even in those Candy Land playing days. He couldn’t wait to compete in a sport, but first …
If you’ve been following along in our series, Becoming a Balanced Beauty, you have seen how we’ve established a firm foundation. We’ve begun to understand our sin and the truth of who we are in Christ are learning to put on His righteousness. We are digging into God’s Word – memorizing, studying and applying truth …
Focus: Bible Study This is our third lesson in becoming a Balanced Beauty. In the last two lessons we have established important truths about our sin and our identity in Christ. We have begun 2 essential habits – Putting off our sin and putting on godly attitudes and actions as well as committing to daily …
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We are women who are becoming Balanced Beauties. If you are curious what we are talking about, read last week’s post here. Here is lesson 2 on becoming a Balanced Beauty. Focus: Our Identity in Christ As we get honest about our sin and seek to live the life God has called us to, He …
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A community of women began a journey about a month ago, seeking balance and beauty in all areas of our lives for the glory of God. There are so many areas we want to improve upon. Of course, in January we are all excited to get back to healthy eating, our exercise regimen, and cleaning …
Fear, sadness, grief and despair are feelings that seem to be more and prevalent all the time. We have faced a difficult, challenging year and people are struggling. My heart is aching. My soul is searching for words to comfort those in that pit of fear, sadness and grief. The pit where the light is …
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I truly appreciated several very encouraging emails from you this last week after my last email newsletter. Several of you excited to try this challenge again! We did this challenge while we were all quarantined, giving us some motivation when there really didn’t seem much drive to do anything productive. However, sometimes it is still …
We have gotten into the full swing of things around here with school and sports starting up. I am so thankful! We are enjoying each game, meet and school day – as we don’t know how long these blessings will last! Chore plans are in place. While not followed perfectly, more things on a regular …
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It’s been a work in progress around here! We began our family chore plan this week. We didn’t jump instantly into the full plan with consequences in full force, but sort of eased our way in. If you think about gradually getting used to a cold lake by allowing the icy water to creep up …