Household Management Archives - Missionary Mama http://lauramthomas.com/category/missional-living/household-management/ Missionary Mama Homeschool Blog Fri, 26 Apr 2019 16:56:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 97442083 This Beautiful Mess http://lauramthomas.com/2019/04/26/this-beautiful-mess/ http://lauramthomas.com/2019/04/26/this-beautiful-mess/#respond Fri, 26 Apr 2019 16:56:13 +0000 http://lauramthomas.com/?p=20665 My house was totally clean and stayed that way for two weeks once. It was unbelievable, really, and my husband and I stood in awe of the order and quiet in our home while our three girls were in Chicago staying with their grandparents after...

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]]> http://lauramthomas.com/2018/05/04/our-beautiful-messes/feed/ 0 19879 Rejoicing in Our Portion http://lauramthomas.com/2018/03/02/rejoicing-in-our-portion/ http://lauramthomas.com/2018/03/02/rejoicing-in-our-portion/#comments Fri, 02 Mar 2018 16:22:42 +0000 http://lauramthomas.com/?p=19611 My kids love it when I read them the story of how God created the world. I love reading how in each aspect of creation, God looked at his work and declared it “good.” I like to think about this when I consider the work...

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]]> http://lauramthomas.com/2018/03/02/rejoicing-in-our-portion/feed/ 1 19611 Making Love Last: Investing in Your Marriage in 2018 http://lauramthomas.com/2018/01/10/making-love-last-investing-marriage-2018/ http://lauramthomas.com/2018/01/10/making-love-last-investing-marriage-2018/#respond Wed, 10 Jan 2018 06:00:25 +0000 http://lauramthomas.com/?p=19158 Hi Ladies, Welcome back to reality! It’s the second week of January and we’re all likely back to our daily routines with hopefully a few New Year’s resolutions still going strong. I’m so excited to be here with my friend, Laura Taggart, a gifted marriage...

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]]> http://lauramthomas.com/2017/08/24/the-grace-of-enough/feed/ 0 18382 A Summer Goal: Simplicity Parenting http://lauramthomas.com/2017/06/23/summer-goal-simplicity-parenting/ http://lauramthomas.com/2017/06/23/summer-goal-simplicity-parenting/#respond Fri, 23 Jun 2017 14:37:32 +0000 http://lauramthomas.com/?p=17911 During the month of June I have been reading through the book of Proverbs and recently came upon this verse, “the ants are a people not strong, yet they provide their food in the summer” (Proverbs 30:25). These little industrious insects aren’t strong but they...

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