Today I'm thrilled to introduce a practical and insightful guest post by Gina Poirier of Holding the Distaff. Hop on over to Gina's blog and check out her great writing on family life, homemaking, and practical Christianity. Some of my favorite posts of Gina's are How to Help the Perfectionist ...
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One Day, Somehow (A Promise for a Grieving Friend)
One day, somehow, you will smile again.
One day, somehow, you will laugh again.
One day you will smile and laugh,
without the ache of haunted memory,
the insistent voice accusing,
You’re not supposed to be happy. Not yet. Not ever.
One day you will feel a little like your old self ...
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Defeat Deceit: 7 Scriptures to Teach Kids to Be Honest
The next Lizzy Life YouTube video is up: “Defeat Deceit: Teaching Children to Be Honest.” I absolutely believe parents can nip lying in the bud with young children—we can stop the habit before it ever gets started. Yep, I'm talking about three-, four- and five-year-olds! How is that possible? Check ...
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Teaching Kids to “Go the Extra Mile”
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Me: “Hey, {insert child’s name}, will you help me {set the table/carry the laundry/vacuum the floor} ?”
Kid, with a dramatic groan: “But that’s not my chore this week!”
**Repeat variations of this conversation a dozen times, with all of my children, over several ...
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