Jesus Archives - Missionary Mama http://lauramthomas.com/tag/jesus/ Missionary Mama Homeschool Blog Thu, 16 Aug 2018 03:36:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 97442083 DO NOT DESPISE HER CHILDHOOD http://lauramthomas.com/2018/08/06/do-not-despise-her-childhood/ http://lauramthomas.com/2018/08/06/do-not-despise-her-childhood/#comments Mon, 06 Aug 2018 06:00:03 +0000 http://lauramthomas.com/?p=20181 “Penny, NO! No, no, no, no, they just got this all ready for the grass tomorrow!” I hurried outside wondering how, in a few short minutes, two little girls could find the one thing they shouldn’t do in our big, child-friendly back yard. We were...

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]]> http://lauramthomas.com/2018/08/06/do-not-despise-her-childhood/feed/ 1 20181 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 I want to be Imogene Herdman for Christmas. http://lauramthomas.com/2017/12/20/want-imogene-herdman-christmas/ http://lauramthomas.com/2017/12/20/want-imogene-herdman-christmas/#respond Wed, 20 Dec 2017 16:52:39 +0000 http://lauramthomas.com/?p=19162 I want to be Imogene Herdman for Christmas. In the past, I’ve always identified with Mary. We’ve been pregnant a lot around Christmas in the past decade. Pregnant, or grieving the loss of an unborn babe. I think of her physical feelings, and her discomfort. Her...

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]]> http://lauramthomas.com/2017/12/20/want-imogene-herdman-christmas/feed/ 0 19162 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 The Making of A Child http://lauramthomas.com/2016/09/06/shame/ http://lauramthomas.com/2016/09/06/shame/#respond Tue, 06 Sep 2016 00:00:07 +0000 http://lauramthomas.com/?p=15927      Hands-off or hands on?  Helicoptering is out in favor of free-range parenting. 2016 loves strong, independent minds: Montessori style, anyone? Honestly, I tire of the constant chatter on how to parent best. At forty-three and looking back, I saw huge impact in the way...

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