Sabbath Week Reset
We started doing a "Sabbath Schedule" in our homeschool this year. We do 6 weeks of school, and then we take 1 week (called a Sabbath Week) off. We use that time to do all of the things we aren't able to during our school weeks. We recently had our first sabbath...
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Season 2 Episode 4 My Morning Prayer Ritual
This episode: What my physical prayer space set-up looks like What I actually do when I get to my prayer space (spoiler alert: it's always different) Links/Resources Mentioned: Angels and Saints at Ephesus (Be sure to check out their other albums for Lent, Advent,...
read more056 A Mother’s Rule of Life: Parent
This week, we're discussing all things Parenting and continuing our series on Holly Pierlot's book, A Mother's Rule of Life. (The series started back in Episode 50, so start there if you're just joining us!) Links/Resources Mentioned This Episode: Sharing about our...
read more051: A Mother’s Rule of Life – Prayer
Today’s Topic: Continuing the conversation based on Holly Pierlot’s book, A Mother’s Rule of Life: How to bring order to your home and peace to your soul. Today, we're talking about the First "P" of a Mother's Rule of Life: Prayer. I hope it's an encouragement to...
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Pregnancy/Adoption FAQ
Ever since we announced our pregnancy, we've gotten a lot of questions. I thought I'd type up a quick summary of your FAQ in case some of you were wondering them but didn't feel bold enough to ask. Congratulations on your pregnancy! But what about your adoption? ...
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“Get behind me, Satan!”
I can't think of a more perfect Gospel to bring comfort to those hurting in the Church. "upon this rock I will build my Church, and the gates of the netherworld shall not prevail against it." No matter what kind of hell we messed up human beings try to bring into the...
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Pump. The. Brake.
Just hours after I hit publish on our last post, explaining and outlining our desire to adopt from China, the CCCWA (the Chinese governing entity that oversees adoption) released new rules for adoptive parents. I have to giggle when I re-read this line from my last...
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Our Adoption: Why China?
Adoption is something that has always been on our hearts. Philip and I started talking about adoption when we were dating and dreaming about our future family. Now that we're settled in Lincoln, Philip is done with his medical training, and Dorothy is a year old, we...
read moreClosing Out the Year of Me
Last year at this time, I was going to my 6-week postpartum check-up. I was fed up with how things were going--with my energy, my nutrition, my fitness, my prayer life, my rest, and my lack of me-time. I decided my 6-week check-up would mark my second new year and...
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Star of the Week
This week is Jane's turn to be "Star of the Week" in her first grade class. As Star of the Week, Jane got to fill in a poster about herself and bring in photos to be hung in the classroom. The other perks of being Star of the Week include: getting to invite your...
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