Self-care Archives - Missionary Mama http://lauramthomas.com/tag/self-care/ Missionary Mama Homeschool Blog Tue, 19 Dec 2017 22:12:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 97442083 Making Love Last: Investing in Your Marriage in 2018 http://lauramthomas.com/2018/01/10/making-love-last-investing-marriage-2018/ http://lauramthomas.com/2018/01/10/making-love-last-investing-marriage-2018/#respond Wed, 10 Jan 2018 06:00:25 +0000 http://lauramthomas.com/?p=19158 Hi Ladies, Welcome back to reality! It’s the second week of January and we’re all likely back to our daily routines with hopefully a few New Year’s resolutions still going strong. I’m so excited to be here with my friend, Laura Taggart, a gifted marriage...

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]]> http://lauramthomas.com/2016/08/24/must-read-seated-christ-living-freely-culture-comparison/feed/ 0 16195 Incrementalism: Making Habits Stick http://lauramthomas.com/2016/07/27/incrementalism-new-way-make-habits-stick/ http://lauramthomas.com/2016/07/27/incrementalism-new-way-make-habits-stick/#respond Wed, 27 Jul 2016 10:00:57 +0000 http://lauramthomas.com/?p=15608 My home “studio” Incrementalism: A totally made up word that means introducing new habits in tiny increments to increase the likelihood of effecting permanent change. Sounds like a pretty good idea, right? I made “incrementalism” up a few weeks ago as I was trying to...

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