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28 Sep Not in a Hurry

Posted at 21:01h in Milestone Moments, Missional Living, Missional Mothering, Personal Health by Laura Thomas 0 Comments

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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...

11 Sep The Gift of a Warning

Posted at 17:11h in Missional Living, Spiritual Disciplines by Laura Thomas 0 Comments

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My phone sounded loudly with the flood warning. I had been reading to my son while curled up on the couch, drinking hot cocoa together under a blanket while the rain came down loudly outside. Our imaginations, which had been whisked away with Paddington to...

10 Jul The Weight of the World

Posted at 15:13h in Missional Living, News and Current Events by Laura Thomas 0 Comments

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The sunset was a picturesque mixture of orange, yellow, and red hues spanning over the horizon. My husband and I stood hand-in-hand gazing at the waves of the Atlantic ocean lapping against the shore in Corolla, N.C. It was a beautiful moment of peaceful togetherness...

15 May The Beauty in Our Scars

Posted at 13:39h in Missional Mothering, Persevering in Trials by Laura Thomas 0 Comments

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Recently I wrote about how my nine year old daughter banged her forehead into the corner of a kitchen cabinet and had to get stitches. A few days before her stitches were to come out, I mentioned that after the injury was fully healed, we...

02 May I Will Love You, O Lord My Strength

Posted at 22:02h in Persevering in Trials by Laura Thomas 1 Comment

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I sat quietly in my bedroom trying to catch a few quiet moments alone for prayer when I heard my daughter's scream. It wasn't the "I'm angry at my brother" scream, but the kind that sends chills down any mom's spine - the "I've been...

24 Apr The Song of Springtime

Posted at 19:55h in Missional Living, Persevering in Trials, Personal Health by Laura Thomas 0 Comments

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This past Saturday, we left our house in the car for the first time in a week. I commented to my husband how odd it felt to be in the car at all, but we had a mission - we wanted to go on a...

03 Apr A Time to Build Up

Posted at 18:20h in Missional Living, Missional Mothering, Persevering in Trials by Laura Thomas 0 Comments

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About a week has passed now since the state of Maryland where I live issued orders for us to stay at home except for essential outings such as grocery shopping or taking walks to get exercise. It has been much longer, though, since our schools...

27 Mar Yet I Will Rejoice

Posted at 19:45h in Missional Living, News and Current Events, Persevering in Trials by Laura Thomas 0 Comments

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If you are like most Americans right now, many conversations you have will tend to be dominated by COVID-19 or COVID-19 related concerns. Even for those of us who are taking extra measures to distance ourselves not just from people but from an excess amount...

13 Mar Shape Your Worries into Prayers

Posted at 19:50h in News and Current Events, Persevering in Trials by Laura Thomas 2 Comments

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I sit in the Asian Collection at the National Arboretum in Washington D.C, my "go to" place for quiet and reflection. I sit quietly among the birds chirping and the flowers budding and blooming. The calming sounds of nature all around remind me of Jesus's...

08 Feb Sometimes, the Most Spiritual Thing You Can Do is….

Posted at 16:36h in Personal Health by Laura Thomas 0 Comments

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I sat on my couch in the living room, curled up under a blanket with a cup of hot tea and a book. Everything in my body was rejecting the idea of moving, but I knew that I needed to. Dinner had to be made...

28 Sep Not in a Hurry

11 Sep The Gift of a Warning

10 Jul The Weight of the World

15 May The Beauty in Our Scars

02 May I Will Love You, O Lord My Strength

24 Apr The Song of Springtime

03 Apr A Time to Build Up

27 Mar Yet I Will Rejoice

13 Mar Shape Your Worries into Prayers

08 Feb Sometimes, the Most Spiritual Thing You Can Do is….

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28 Sep Not in a Hurry

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10 Jul The Weight of the World

15 May The Beauty in Our Scars

02 May I Will Love You, O Lord My Strength

24 Apr The Song of Springtime

03 Apr A Time to Build Up

27 Mar Yet I Will Rejoice

13 Mar Shape Your Worries into Prayers

08 Feb Sometimes, the Most Spiritual Thing You Can Do is….

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