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28 Sep Not in a Hurry

Posted at 21:01h in Milestone Moments, Missional Living, Missional Mothering, Personal Health by Laura Thomas 0 Comments

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My son stands up high in our treehouse, waving at me from his perch among the oaks. "Momma, come play with me!" I don't hesitate. "I'm coming! What are we playing?" His response is certain, "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. You are Queen...

24 Apr The Song of Springtime

Posted at 19:55h in Missional Living, Persevering in Trials, Personal Health by Laura Thomas 0 Comments

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This past Saturday, we left our house in the car for the first time in a week. I commented to my husband how odd it felt to be in the car at all, but we had a mission - we wanted to go on a...

08 Feb Sometimes, the Most Spiritual Thing You Can Do is….

Posted at 16:36h in Personal Health by Laura Thomas 0 Comments

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I sat on my couch in the living room, curled up under a blanket with a cup of hot tea and a book. Everything in my body was rejecting the idea of moving, but I knew that I needed to. Dinner had to be made...

13 Jun Slowing Down to Savor Summer

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This is what I wrote in my journal last Monday: "It's an amazing thing to have nothing (absolutely necessary) to do right now. While the girls have swim team practice for an hour each day, other than that we can pretty much go at the...

02 Nov When the Hurry Makes Us Hurt

Posted at 16:23h in Missional Living, Missional Mothering, Personal Health by Laura Thomas 0 Comments

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My eight year old daughter came to me with tears in her eyes: "Momma, I have a headache." This was her third headache this week and by this point I was standing up and taking notice. In typical "Mom fashion," I began to ask her some...

21 Sep Something Greater Than a Completed To-Do List

Posted at 16:41h in Missional Living, Personal Health, Spiritual Disciplines by Laura Thomas 0 Comments

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I looked down at the fuel gauge on our car - the light blinked on in what seemed like a response to my attention: Empty. "How are we on empty again already?," I thought to myself as I steered our car towards the nearest gas...

16 Aug Making Space for What Feeds Your Soul

Posted at 14:08h in Missional Living, Personal Health by Laura Thomas 0 Comments

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The day we left for vacation began early. As the sun was beginning to rise, yawning children piled into our car with their favorite blankets and stuffed animals in tow. Coffee in hand, I began to run through my check list of all the items...

02 Mar Rejoicing in Our Portion

Posted at 16:22h in Household Management, Missional Living, Personal Health, Spiritual Disciplines by Laura Thomas 1 Comment

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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...

28 Dec A New Year’s Guiding Principle: Live Like You’re 87

Posted at 06:00h in Missional Living, Missional Mothering, Personal Health, Spiritual Disciplines by Natalie Maki 0 Comments

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It’s Christmas Eve. All is calm, all is bright. I’m snuggled up with our dog, Sam, in a cozy room full of beloved family members napping. Through the almost floor-to-ceiling windows, a stand of trees reaches high into the sky, their branches gnarled and bare,...

28 Sep Not in a Hurry

24 Apr The Song of Springtime

08 Feb Sometimes, the Most Spiritual Thing You Can Do is….

13 Jun Slowing Down to Savor Summer

02 Nov When the Hurry Makes Us Hurt

21 Sep Something Greater Than a Completed To-Do List

16 Aug Making Space for What Feeds Your Soul

02 Mar Rejoicing in Our Portion

28 Dec A New Year’s Guiding Principle: Live Like You’re 87

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28 Sep Not in a Hurry

24 Apr The Song of Springtime

08 Feb Sometimes, the Most Spiritual Thing You Can Do is….

13 Jun Slowing Down to Savor Summer

02 Nov When the Hurry Makes Us Hurt

21 Sep Something Greater Than a Completed To-Do List

16 Aug Making Space for What Feeds Your Soul

02 Mar Rejoicing in Our Portion

28 Dec A New Year’s Guiding Principle: Live Like You’re 87

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