News and Current Events Archives - Missionary Mama https://lauramthomas.com/category/mission-to-the-world/news-and-current-events/ Missionary Mama Homeschool Blog Wed, 01 Jun 2022 16:16:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 97442083 Rachel is Weeping for Her Children http://lauramthomas.com/2022/06/01/rachel-is-weeping-for-her-children/ http://lauramthomas.com/2022/06/01/rachel-is-weeping-for-her-children/#respond Wed, 01 Jun 2022 16:16:04 +0000 http://lauramthomas.com/?p=21806 It was the day that my younger children and I walked around our neighborhood, tugging leaves from a variety of trees to identify at home. We walked with growing piles of green filling our hands, a diverse bouquet of chlorophyl. I noticed the perfect heart...

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]]> http://lauramthomas.com/2020/07/10/the-weight-of-the-world/feed/ 0 21168 Mothers, Let Them See You Cry http://lauramthomas.com/2020/06/02/mothers-let-them-see-you-cry/ http://lauramthomas.com/2020/06/02/mothers-let-them-see-you-cry/#respond Tue, 02 Jun 2020 12:43:04 +0000 http://lauramthomas.com/?p=21137 Words have always been my business, even from the very beginning. “Stop writing on the couch,” my mother would say when I was very young. “Stop writing on my important papers,” she would say when I was older. But I have had no words lately....

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]]> http://lauramthomas.com/2020/03/27/yet-i-will-rejoice/feed/ 0 20971 Tips for Doing School at Home http://lauramthomas.com/2020/03/17/tips-for-doing-school-at-home/ http://lauramthomas.com/2020/03/17/tips-for-doing-school-at-home/#comments Tue, 17 Mar 2020 18:53:09 +0000 http://lauramthomas.com/?p=20959 COVID-19 has thrust many parents unexpectedly into the role of being their child’s teacher at home while still trying to keep up with their own work load. Friends, if this is you – hang in there. Nothing about what is happening in our country right...

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]]> http://lauramthomas.com/2020/03/17/tips-for-doing-school-at-home/feed/ 2 20959 Shape Your Worries into Prayers http://lauramthomas.com/2020/03/13/shape-your-worries-into-prayers/ http://lauramthomas.com/2020/03/13/shape-your-worries-into-prayers/#comments Fri, 13 Mar 2020 19:50:57 +0000 http://lauramthomas.com/?p=20941 I sit in the Asian Collection at the National Arboretum in Washington D.C, my “go to” place for quiet and reflection. I sit quietly among the birds chirping and the flowers budding and blooming. The calming sounds of nature all around remind me of Jesus’s...

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]]> http://lauramthomas.com/2017/11/09/when-i-say-me-too/feed/ 0 18816 Walking Alongside Those Who Others Devalue http://lauramthomas.com/2017/08/18/walking-alongside-others-devalue/ http://lauramthomas.com/2017/08/18/walking-alongside-others-devalue/#respond Fri, 18 Aug 2017 11:00:53 +0000 http://lauramthomas.com/?p=18164 No matter how much I know that racism exists, hearing blatantly racist comments shocks me in a way I hope never goes way. It isn’t an ignorance that these things don’t exist. It is a heart reaction, experiencing in real time, hate or pride in...

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