This past weekend our family journeyed 12 hours from our homestead to join other families at the East Texas Mini Shindig. There were 60 families or more there to interact with, fellowship, and create life long connections. I thought my viewers would enjoy a tour of our experiences at the Shindig… My husband played basketball […]
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We just got back from Wisconsin where I was invited to speak at a homestead event for women, called Riverside Bible Camp. The event was entitled “The Heart of the Pioneer Woman”. A few months ago, one of the directors of the camp contacted me through email and asked me to speak for this
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It was her last day. The last time she looked at her baby’s face. It was her last time holding her husband’s hand. I had to share her story because so many of us complain about the little things. They become the little foxes that spoil the vine and steal our joy through life. But
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We have already talked about how our mind is similar to a computer. What you type in there, whether it is truth or a lie, your mind cannot distinguish the difference most times. It just processes the information. We have learned that our words DO make a difference! “Whether you think you can, or you
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This is the second lesson I am sharing with you on healing the mind. Today I will take you on a little journey into my personal battle with being a people pleaser…When you look into the mirror, what do you see? What do you say to yourself? I know that many women and girls struggle
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“The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why.” ~Mark Twain Wings to Fly… When we were small children there was no limit to what we believed. You see little boys dressing up to fly to the moon or holding a little stick
Of course I just wrote a very RAW blog post. It took a lot of courage for me to write those words. I did get some really encouraging feedback and I also knew that I would open myself also up to those that would judge me. And what do you do in those situations? I
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I oftentimes get torn about writing about this subject because I am absolutely not an expert on the subject. I have not lived through it to tell about it. I have not arrived nor have I passed with flying colors. Sometimes I am barely surviving and the only banner I hold is a wimpy white
Burn… do something that makes it impossible to return to an earlier state. To damage or destroy. What does it mean to burn a bridge? When we are talking about relationships, it means cutting the ties between another person or group of people.Why do people burn bridges? They burn them because there usually is some kind of conflict or issue that has come between that
The the virtuous woman is not afraid. She is not a “Worry Wort”. Instead she is simply prepared. When she sees the ominous skies encroaching, she is ready. They could be snowed in for days, but because this virtuous woman planned ahead for disaster, they are warm, clothed in the finest scarlet and fed. Thinking