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The anguish of Mary
Everyone pictures Mary as the serene young mother, worshipping the saviour she just gave birth to. Even that, I think, is a little more cleaned up in our pictures and minds than it should be. Childbirth is messy and exhausting. Learning how to breastfeed a baby is hard and seldom comes perfectly naturally. Mary was Continue reading
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Stop Chasing Mirages.
We live in a world that is overrun with cheap substitutes for the real thing. At this point, I’m not even sure it really matters what the real thing is… think of something real and substantial, and I bet there is a substitute for it. There are substitutions for “real” food, real entertainment, real connection, Continue reading
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The Era of the DINK.
Have you heard of the new phenomenon known as “DINKS?” It stands for Dual Income No Kids, and it stands for people who choose not to have kids, ever. Now. I understand that everyone has a right to choose their path in life, and maybe there are some people who were truly not cut out Continue reading
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Without love, it doesn’t matter.
If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have faith that can move mountains, but have not love, I am Continue reading
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Choose your kingdom.
“Vanity of vanities,” says the preacher; “Vanity of vanities, all is vanity.” , What profit has a man from all his labour in which he toils under the sun? One generation passes away, and another generation comes; Ecclesiastes 1:2-4 What kingdom are you working for? I can tell you that in my lifetime I have Continue reading
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Fixing my eyes on Jesus.
My nerves haven’t just been frayed the last while. They have been threadbare. This is our busy season. Our fly in fishing lodge is officially open for business, which means I start to feel scattered. We have a beautiful homestead here, and the lodge is a 5 hour drive and 30 minute flight from here. Continue reading
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On moderation.
I have never really been a “moderation” kind of person. I tend to be a little bit more all or nothing, petal to the metal, obsessive in anything that matters to me. This could really be either very good, or very bad, depending on what direction I am turning my soul. Even with this predisposition Continue reading
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We need validation, mamas.
Do you ever feel like the work you do as a mama is invisible and a little redundant? Yeah… me too. We are raising little people, and we know that it is an incredibly noble calling, but still, the onslaught of laundry, suppers to be made, fights to break up and settle, and bums to Continue reading
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Finding your old self.
“When will I find myself again? I feel like I have lost myself since having this baby.” I am on a few motherhood forums, and this question seems to pop up in one form or another at least daily. I see it everywhere, too. Even in church, in the nursery. Young moms who are rushing Continue reading
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Feeling like a mama failure
Do you ever feel like a total failure as a mom? Who am I kidding. Of course you do. It’s a struggle that we all have, and our enemy loves to whisper about it in our ears. When I have voiced this awful feeling, with tears brimming over, so many people have told me the Continue reading
About Me
Hello! Grab a cup of coffee or tea and sit and talk mama with me. I’m a northern Alberta mama of 5. I homeschool my brood and seek adventure everywhere, trying my best to wisely invest this one beautiful life that God gave me. Join me as I seek Holy Spirit for wisdom in motherhood, marriage, life, and adventure!
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