joy Archives - Missionary Mama http://lauramthomas.com/tag/joy/ 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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