Persevering in Trials Archives - Missionary Mama http://lauramthomas.com/category/missional-living/persevering-in-trials/ Missionary Mama Homeschool Blog Wed, 13 Oct 2021 19:54:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 97442083 Lost and Found http://lauramthomas.com/2021/10/13/lost-and-found/ http://lauramthomas.com/2021/10/13/lost-and-found/#respond Wed, 13 Oct 2021 19:54:34 +0000 http://lauramthomas.com/?p=21684 It was a lazy Saturday and we were about to leave the house to join some neighbors on an apple picking trip. I asked my daughter Abigail to bring her bunny Fuzzy inside so that we could head out. A few moments later, I heard...

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]]> http://lauramthomas.com/2021/10/13/lost-and-found/feed/ 0 21684 Careless in the Care of God http://lauramthomas.com/2021/04/16/careless-in-the-care-of-god/ http://lauramthomas.com/2021/04/16/careless-in-the-care-of-god/#respond Fri, 16 Apr 2021 14:39:36 +0000 http://lauramthomas.com/?p=21591 The moon cast a soft glow off my son’s small face, which wore a concerned look as I tucked him into bed. “Mom, if we take Fuzzy to Chicago with us, what will happen if he doesn’t know where he is and tries to go...

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]]> http://lauramthomas.com/2020/05/15/the-beauty-in-our-scars/feed/ 0 21110 I Will Love You, O Lord My Strength http://lauramthomas.com/2020/05/02/i-will-love-you-o-lord-my-strength/ http://lauramthomas.com/2020/05/02/i-will-love-you-o-lord-my-strength/#comments Sat, 02 May 2020 22:02:18 +0000 http://lauramthomas.com/?p=21063 I sat quietly in my bedroom trying to catch a few quiet moments alone for prayer when I heard my daughter’s scream. It wasn’t the “I’m angry at my brother” scream, but the kind that sends chills down any mom’s spine – the “I’ve been...

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