Milestone Moments Archives - Missionary Mama https://lauramthomas.com/category/milestone-moments/ Missionary Mama Homeschool Blog Tue, 22 Oct 2024 20:29:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 97442083 Sixteen Years of Grace https://lauramthomas.com/2024/10/22/sixteen-years-of-grace/ https://lauramthomas.com/2024/10/22/sixteen-years-of-grace/#respond Tue, 22 Oct 2024 20:29:56 +0000 http://lauramthomas.com/?p=21856 Today you drove to the University of Maryland as I rode in the passenger seat beside you. You studied the traffic at each junction, listening to my instructions and stopping completely at each stop sign. When you pulled up in front of the swimmers entrance...

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]]> https://lauramthomas.com/2024/10/22/sixteen-years-of-grace/feed/ 0 21856 A Letter to My Second Daughter on her 11th Birthday https://lauramthomas.com/2021/10/18/a-letter-to-my-second-daughter-on-her-11th-birthday/ https://lauramthomas.com/2021/10/18/a-letter-to-my-second-daughter-on-her-11th-birthday/#respond Mon, 18 Oct 2021 16:41:20 +0000 http://lauramthomas.com/?p=21712 My Dear Chesed Joy, Today you are eleven! And what a way to begin the celebration of your birth than your baptism yesterday, which is the celebration of your new birth in Jesus. I am grateful for your public profession of faith which strengthens my...

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]]> https://lauramthomas.com/2020/12/31/reflections-on-2020/feed/ 0 21385 A Letter to My Oldest Daughter on Turning 12 https://lauramthomas.com/2020/10/23/a-letter-to-my-oldest-daughter-on-turning-12/ https://lauramthomas.com/2020/10/23/a-letter-to-my-oldest-daughter-on-turning-12/#respond Fri, 23 Oct 2020 22:27:59 +0000 https://lauramthomas.com/?p=21321 My Dearest Grace, Today you turned 12 and we took a walk just the two of us through the mountain trail that leads from our family cabin in the woods of Cashiers, NC to a little stream with a waterfall I used to go to...

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]]> https://lauramthomas.com/2020/10/23/a-letter-to-my-oldest-daughter-on-turning-12/feed/ 0 21321 A Letter to my Youngest Daughter on her Eighth Birthday https://lauramthomas.com/2020/10/08/a-letter-to-my-youngest-daughter-on-her-eighth-birthday/ https://lauramthomas.com/2020/10/08/a-letter-to-my-youngest-daughter-on-her-eighth-birthday/#respond Thu, 08 Oct 2020 17:52:18 +0000 http://lauramthomas.com/?p=21301 My Dearest Abigail, You are my effervescent child. Bubbling over with joy, all of life is your celebration. I crave your energy and very literally can’t keep up with you at times. October 8, 2012 we welcomed you into the world here at home, in...

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]]> https://lauramthomas.com/2020/10/08/a-letter-to-my-youngest-daughter-on-her-eighth-birthday/feed/ 0 21301 Not in a Hurry https://lauramthomas.com/2020/09/28/not-in-a-hurry/ https://lauramthomas.com/2020/09/28/not-in-a-hurry/#respond Mon, 28 Sep 2020 21:01:37 +0000 http://lauramthomas.com/?p=21283 My son stands up high in our treehouse, waving at me from his perch among the oaks. “Momma, come play with me!” I don’t hesitate. “I’m coming! What are we playing?” His response is certain, “The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. You are Queen...

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]]> https://lauramthomas.com/2020/09/28/not-in-a-hurry/feed/ 0 21283 A Letter to My Son on His Fifth Birthday https://lauramthomas.com/2020/07/17/a-letter-to-my-son-on-his-fifth-birthday/ https://lauramthomas.com/2020/07/17/a-letter-to-my-son-on-his-fifth-birthday/#respond Fri, 17 Jul 2020 18:56:56 +0000 http://lauramthomas.com/?p=21200 My Dear Joseph David, Today you are five! A whole hand! Your excitement about turning five is contagious. “What will it be like when I am five?” you asked your Dad as you snuggled next to him at bed time. “Well, it will be a...

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]]> https://lauramthomas.com/2020/07/17/a-letter-to-my-son-on-his-fifth-birthday/feed/ 0 21200 Reflections on Turning 40 https://lauramthomas.com/2019/08/16/reflections-on-turning-40/ https://lauramthomas.com/2019/08/16/reflections-on-turning-40/#respond Fri, 16 Aug 2019 13:33:19 +0000 http://lauramthomas.com/?p=20772 Every year on my birthday I spent time with the Lord reflecting on the year behind and praying into the year ahead. I have done this since I was 19. This year, upon turning 40, I have been extra reflective. Something about the idea of...

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]]> https://lauramthomas.com/2019/08/16/reflections-on-turning-40/feed/ 0 20772 Play: A Worthy New Years Resolution https://lauramthomas.com/2019/01/04/play-a-worthy-new-years-resolution/ https://lauramthomas.com/2019/01/04/play-a-worthy-new-years-resolution/#respond Fri, 04 Jan 2019 19:00:02 +0000 http://lauramthomas.com/?p=20525 I ran quickly through Six Flags Great America, chasing my ten year old daughter, Grace, and my sister in law Lisa, who both had caught the roller-coaster bug. It was only a few days after Christmas and happened to be a warm-ish day for Chicago,...

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