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Ladies, ignorance just cannot be an excuse these days. If we want to have godly young men for our daughters to marry someday, we need to actively participate in helping them to keep themselves pure by training our daughters not to subtly tempt them by the way they dress or act.

Can We Truly Claim Ignorance?

ParentingApril 4, 2011517Views 0Likes 0Comments

I wrote the following article in 2009 for TEACH magazine. Just recently I’ve once again been exposed to a number of posts and articles on modesty. As I read this again I realized its message is as relevant today as it was in 2009 so I’ve decided to post it here. I have a young adult…

I have to admit that there have been days when I thought my children were less than a blessing – and that’s saying it nicely.

Do You Find Your Children to be a Blessing or a Curse?

ParentingMarch 14, 2011661Views 0Likes 2Comments

Being a grandmother and needing photos of children for this post I chose to use my two darling great granddaughters. Two of the more recent quotes I've read about children are: “The Bible calls debt a curse and children a blessing. But our culture applies for curses and rejects blessings.” ~ Doug Phillips "I am going to…

The 5th Annual Black Friday sale from TOS Magazine!

HomeschoolNovember 26, 2010429Views 0Likes 0Comments

My daughter Rebekah has an interesting article posted about one Christmas that didn't quite go as planned. It is titled, "Crashes, Floods, and Peace on Earth". I don't usually do too many advertisements, but this is going to be a very good sale and I know a lot of them homeschool families on my list will…

Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About My September Vacation

FamilySeptember 29, 2010455Views 0Likes 0Comments

Once again I would like to welcome all of you who have recently signed up for my newsletters – of course I would also like to say hello and thank you to those of you who have been following me for years. Years – yes, somehow it has been years since I started this blog. I’ve…

I Remember…

FamilySeptember 2, 20101KViews 0Likes 0Comments

I think it is one of the richest things about getting older – we have so many memories to draw on – that is when we can remember. While I often have difficulty with current things (what did I come into this room for...?) I have a fine memory for family times from the past. Recently…

Cleanse Us of anything You Cannot Bless

Biblical EncouragementMay 15, 2010471Views 0Likes 1Comment

As I began reading an e-mail, this line caught my eye and tugged at my heart. We have been discussing this very thing in our home off and on for several months. We’ve slid into making choices of good things, which has kept us from choosing the best things. It’s easy to understand wanting to kick…

Do You Travel With Children?

FamilyMay 3, 2010494Views 0Likes 0Comments

Greetings from Rochester, MN – home of the Mayo Clinic. My husband has been taking classes here the first week of May every year since 1995. That makes this our 15th year of spending a week here. That first year our children were four, six, and eight – now they are 19, 21, and 23 –…