intentionality Archives - Missionary Mama http://lauramthomas.com/tag/intentionality/ Missionary Mama Homeschool Blog Wed, 03 Jan 2018 13:40:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 97442083 A Theme For the New Year: On Romans and Release http://lauramthomas.com/2018/01/03/theme-new-year-romans-release/ http://lauramthomas.com/2018/01/03/theme-new-year-romans-release/#respond Wed, 03 Jan 2018 06:00:28 +0000 http://lauramthomas.com/?p=19244 If I am being honest, I didn’t want to write this today. In the face of a new year, I have been praying for weeks now for a theme to carve out for the next 365 days. Instead, all I could think about is how...

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]]> http://lauramthomas.com/2018/01/03/theme-new-year-romans-release/feed/ 0 19244 Managing Feelings: Part Two http://lauramthomas.com/2017/05/01/manage-feelings-part-two/ http://lauramthomas.com/2017/05/01/manage-feelings-part-two/#respond Mon, 01 May 2017 15:15:42 +0000 http://lauramthomas.com/?p=17690 Oh glorious Monday! You heard me right, I am celebrating Monday today because 1) I love May. Bring me aaaaalllll the flowers. And 2) my husband is home. He was away on a 10 day trip, and I can’t lie, it wasn’t pretty around our...

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]]> http://lauramthomas.com/2017/05/01/manage-feelings-part-two/feed/ 0 17690 Practical Ways to Help Your Children Manage Emotions http://lauramthomas.com/2017/04/17/practical-ways-help-children-manage-emotions/ http://lauramthomas.com/2017/04/17/practical-ways-help-children-manage-emotions/#respond Mon, 17 Apr 2017 14:50:23 +0000 http://lauramthomas.com/?p=17614 Good Monday morning friends! In the midst of post-Easter sugar meltdowns, I have some practical tips for managing your children’s emotions. If you have spent any time in this space here, you know two things about me. First, I’m not necessarily the practical one. I...

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]]> http://lauramthomas.com/2017/04/17/practical-ways-help-children-manage-emotions/feed/ 0 17614 On Legacies http://lauramthomas.com/2017/02/21/legacies/ http://lauramthomas.com/2017/02/21/legacies/#respond Tue, 21 Feb 2017 02:48:31 +0000 http://lauramthomas.com/?p=17314 We went on a family retreat this weekend – hence the lateness of my post. We rushed back into town today, swung by the house, picked up some presents, ran frantically through Giant grabbing Lego batman toys, a premade cake, candles and a pack of...

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]]> http://lauramthomas.com/2017/02/21/legacies/feed/ 0 17314 On Valentine’s Day http://lauramthomas.com/2017/02/09/on-valentines-day/ http://lauramthomas.com/2017/02/09/on-valentines-day/#respond Thu, 09 Feb 2017 15:46:07 +0000 http://lauramthomas.com/?p=17266 I think I saw the red and pink hearts in Target somewhere around January 3rd. I think I actually bought the kiddos their class valentines somewhere around January 7. (Planning ahead for the win!). I used to hate Valentine’s Day, and I still think it...

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]]> http://lauramthomas.com/2017/02/09/on-valentines-day/feed/ 0 17266 Hospitality and Absorbing One Another’s Sin http://lauramthomas.com/2016/10/26/hospitality-absorbing-one-anothers-sin/ http://lauramthomas.com/2016/10/26/hospitality-absorbing-one-anothers-sin/#respond Wed, 26 Oct 2016 06:00:23 +0000 http://lauramthomas.com/?p=16757 Hi Ladies, Before we dive into some musings below, I wanted to share a fun idea with you since we’re focusing on hospitality this month. My friends, Lauren and Joel, recently tried a new way of extending hospitality by throwing out four dates to a...

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]]> http://lauramthomas.com/2016/10/26/hospitality-absorbing-one-anothers-sin/feed/ 0 16757 I NEED SOME HUGS AND LOVE http://lauramthomas.com/2016/09/14/need-hugs-love/ http://lauramthomas.com/2016/09/14/need-hugs-love/#comments Wed, 14 Sep 2016 06:00:45 +0000 http://lauramthomas.com/?p=16280 This spring, we had the privilege of grossly overstaying our welcome with one of my nearest and dearest in Austin, Texas. We descended on her family for eight days, and had a blast doing life together with three toddlers between us. We decided that those...

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]]> http://lauramthomas.com/2016/09/14/need-hugs-love/feed/ 2 16280 A MUST READ: Seated With Christ- Living Freely in a Culture of Comparison http://lauramthomas.com/2016/08/24/must-read-seated-christ-living-freely-culture-comparison/ http://lauramthomas.com/2016/08/24/must-read-seated-christ-living-freely-culture-comparison/#respond Wed, 24 Aug 2016 06:00:50 +0000 http://lauramthomas.com/?p=16195 A few years ago, my husband and I started what we like to call our “lifetime library.” These books have become part of our DNA, deeply shaping our souls, feeding our minds, and inspiring us to grow. Although most of our additions to the lifetime...

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]]> http://lauramthomas.com/2016/08/24/must-read-seated-christ-living-freely-culture-comparison/feed/ 0 16195 Introducing your children to the world without leaving the country http://lauramthomas.com/2016/08/22/introducing-children-world-without-leaving-country/ http://lauramthomas.com/2016/08/22/introducing-children-world-without-leaving-country/#respond Mon, 22 Aug 2016 06:00:11 +0000 http://lauramthomas.com/?p=16137   Over the last year I purchased a rather large world map. When I was trying to decide the best place to put it for homeschooling, the wall by our kitchen table seemed best. In my mind this place was not visually ideal, but the location has been...

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]]> http://lauramthomas.com/2016/08/22/introducing-children-world-without-leaving-country/feed/ 0 16137 Motherhood: A Journey, Not a Destination http://lauramthomas.com/2016/07/17/mothering-joyful-intentionality/ http://lauramthomas.com/2016/07/17/mothering-joyful-intentionality/#respond Sun, 17 Jul 2016 17:56:34 +0000 http://lauramthomas.com/?p=15716 Almost eight years ago my mothering journey began with an unplanned trip to the hospital after my water broke almost five weeks before my due date. As I waited in the quiet of my dark bedroom, seeking to relax my nervous heart as my husband...

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