Personal Health Archives - Missionary Mama http://lauramthomas.com/category/missional-living/personal-health/ Missionary Mama Homeschool Blog Mon, 28 Sep 2020 21:11:02 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 97442083 Not in a Hurry http://lauramthomas.com/2020/09/28/not-in-a-hurry/ http://lauramthomas.com/2020/09/28/not-in-a-hurry/#respond Mon, 28 Sep 2020 21:01:37 +0000 http://lauramthomas.com/?p=21283 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...

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]]> http://lauramthomas.com/2020/04/24/the-song-of-springtime/feed/ 0 21038 Sometimes, the Most Spiritual Thing You Can Do is…. http://lauramthomas.com/2020/02/08/sometimes-the-most-spiritual-thing-you-can-do-is/ http://lauramthomas.com/2020/02/08/sometimes-the-most-spiritual-thing-you-can-do-is/#respond Sat, 08 Feb 2020 16:36:05 +0000 http://lauramthomas.com/?p=20912 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...

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]]> http://lauramthomas.com/2020/02/08/sometimes-the-most-spiritual-thing-you-can-do-is/feed/ 0 20912 Slowing Down to Savor Summer http://lauramthomas.com/2019/06/13/slowing-down-to-savor-summer/ http://lauramthomas.com/2019/06/13/slowing-down-to-savor-summer/#respond Thu, 13 Jun 2019 02:01:18 +0000 http://lauramthomas.com/?p=20718 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...

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]]> http://lauramthomas.com/2019/06/13/slowing-down-to-savor-summer/feed/ 0 20718 When the Hurry Makes Us Hurt http://lauramthomas.com/2018/11/02/when-the-hurry-makes-us-hurt/ http://lauramthomas.com/2018/11/02/when-the-hurry-makes-us-hurt/#respond Fri, 02 Nov 2018 16:23:36 +0000 http://lauramthomas.com/?p=20438 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...

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]]> http://lauramthomas.com/2018/11/02/when-the-hurry-makes-us-hurt/feed/ 0 20438 Something Greater Than a Completed To-Do List http://lauramthomas.com/2018/09/21/something-greater-than-a-completed-to-do-list/ http://lauramthomas.com/2018/09/21/something-greater-than-a-completed-to-do-list/#respond Fri, 21 Sep 2018 16:41:59 +0000 http://lauramthomas.com/?p=20333 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...

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]]> http://lauramthomas.com/2018/09/21/something-greater-than-a-completed-to-do-list/feed/ 0 20333 Making Space for What Feeds Your Soul http://lauramthomas.com/2018/08/16/making-space-for-what-feeds-your-soul/ http://lauramthomas.com/2018/08/16/making-space-for-what-feeds-your-soul/#respond Thu, 16 Aug 2018 14:08:00 +0000 http://lauramthomas.com/?p=20188 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...

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]]> http://lauramthomas.com/2018/03/02/rejoicing-in-our-portion/feed/ 1 19611 A New Year’s Guiding Principle: Live Like You’re 87 http://lauramthomas.com/2016/12/28/new-years-guiding-principle-live-like-youre-87/ http://lauramthomas.com/2016/12/28/new-years-guiding-principle-live-like-youre-87/#respond Wed, 28 Dec 2016 06:00:46 +0000 http://lauramthomas.com/?p=17099 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,...

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