Holidays Archives - Missionary Mama https://lauramthomas.com/category/holidays/ Missionary Mama Homeschool Blog Fri, 02 Apr 2021 17:11:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 97442083 Life Beyond this Life https://lauramthomas.com/2021/04/02/life-beyond-this-life/ https://lauramthomas.com/2021/04/02/life-beyond-this-life/#respond Fri, 02 Apr 2021 17:11:26 +0000 http://lauramthomas.com/?p=21563 I pulled into the parking lot behind the Franciscan monastery in D.C. and turned off the ignition of my car. I paused briefly, eyeing the steady downpour before deciding to “make a break” for Hermitage #1, a cozy studio apartment constructed for spiritual retreats nestled...

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]]> https://lauramthomas.com/2021/04/02/life-beyond-this-life/feed/ 0 21563 The Gift of Silence https://lauramthomas.com/2020/12/21/the-gift-of-silence/ https://lauramthomas.com/2020/12/21/the-gift-of-silence/#comments Mon, 21 Dec 2020 13:26:14 +0000 http://lauramthomas.com/?p=21362 I walked quietly around the lake, leaves crunching under my feet as little animals skittered about, gathering up any remaining acorns or food they could before the freezing weather began. I squinted at the winter sun, which seemed aching to set just below the horizon....

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]]> https://lauramthomas.com/2020/12/21/the-gift-of-silence/feed/ 1 21362 The Veil Has Been Torn https://lauramthomas.com/2020/04/11/the-veil-has-been-torn/ https://lauramthomas.com/2020/04/11/the-veil-has-been-torn/#respond Sat, 11 Apr 2020 15:02:17 +0000 http://lauramthomas.com/?p=21018 Like many Christians, each year on Good Friday I read the story of the Crucifixion of Christ. Today my heart was gripped once again as I read of Christ’s betrayal and arrest. How he was spit upon, mocked, stripped, scorned, beaten, whipped, and crucified –...

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]]> https://lauramthomas.com/2020/04/11/the-veil-has-been-torn/feed/ 0 21018 Kids Can Be Heroes Too: Celebrating Ruby Bridges and Black History Month https://lauramthomas.com/2020/02/21/kids-can-be-heroes-too-celebrating-ruby-bridges-and-black-history-month/ https://lauramthomas.com/2020/02/21/kids-can-be-heroes-too-celebrating-ruby-bridges-and-black-history-month/#respond Fri, 21 Feb 2020 19:39:12 +0000 http://lauramthomas.com/?p=20924 February is Black History Month and our family has been blessed and encouraged as we have listened to, watched, and read the stories of many men, women, and children who have reflected the love of Christ in outstanding ways throughout many generations of human history....

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]]> https://lauramthomas.com/2020/02/21/kids-can-be-heroes-too-celebrating-ruby-bridges-and-black-history-month/feed/ 0 20924 The Sacredness of Common Spaces https://lauramthomas.com/2019/12/06/the-sacredness-of-common-spaces/ https://lauramthomas.com/2019/12/06/the-sacredness-of-common-spaces/#respond Fri, 06 Dec 2019 16:47:35 +0000 http://lauramthomas.com/?p=20852 Last weekend we decorated the house for Christmas and as we unwrapped the porcelain figures of our Peruvian nativity scene I notice that a few are cracked from chubby little fingers eagerly unwrapping them (and dropping them) over the years. I can’t help but smile...

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