Missionary Mama https://lauramthomas.com/ Missionary Mama Homeschool Blog Tue, 22 Oct 2024 20:29:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 97442083 Sixteen Years of Grace http://lauramthomas.com/2024/10/22/sixteen-years-of-grace/ http://lauramthomas.com/2024/10/22/sixteen-years-of-grace/#respond Tue, 22 Oct 2024 20:29:56 +0000 http://lauramthomas.com/?p=21856 Today you drove to the University of Maryland as I rode in the passenger seat beside you. You studied the traffic at each junction, listening to my instructions and stopping completely at each stop sign. When you pulled up in front of the swimmers entrance...

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]]> http://lauramthomas.com/2022/06/01/rachel-is-weeping-for-her-children/feed/ 0 21806 Come and See http://lauramthomas.com/2022/03/17/come-and-see/ http://lauramthomas.com/2022/03/17/come-and-see/#comments Thu, 17 Mar 2022 20:33:40 +0000 http://lauramthomas.com/?p=21766 Their eyes wide with wonder, the children watched as I made them hot cocoa. Then, they sat and savored their warm beverages, each choosing precisely when to eat their marshmallows. Some saved them until the end and others couldn’t wait that long and picked them...

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]]> http://lauramthomas.com/2022/03/17/come-and-see/feed/ 1 21766 The Most Important Work http://lauramthomas.com/2022/01/14/the-most-important-work/ http://lauramthomas.com/2022/01/14/the-most-important-work/#respond Fri, 14 Jan 2022 17:24:21 +0000 http://lauramthomas.com/?p=21735 I sat on the beach and watched the waves form, crest and then roll steadily towards the shore, leaving their mark on the sandcastles before retreating back into the ocean. The kids played alongside the water while doing their own repetitive work of building, tearing...

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]]> http://lauramthomas.com/2022/01/14/the-most-important-work/feed/ 0 21735 A Letter to My Second Daughter on her 11th Birthday http://lauramthomas.com/2021/10/18/a-letter-to-my-second-daughter-on-her-11th-birthday/ http://lauramthomas.com/2021/10/18/a-letter-to-my-second-daughter-on-her-11th-birthday/#respond Mon, 18 Oct 2021 16:41:20 +0000 http://lauramthomas.com/?p=21712 My Dear Chesed Joy, Today you are eleven! And what a way to begin the celebration of your birth than your baptism yesterday, which is the celebration of your new birth in Jesus. I am grateful for your public profession of faith which strengthens my...

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]]> http://lauramthomas.com/2021/05/30/spiderman-is-sitting-down/feed/ 0 21606 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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