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Having been a mom for over two decades, I have experienced survival mode intimately several times. Everyone is susceptible to becoming overwhelmed—too busy and too tired to have any hope that things can ever improve—but there’s something about being a mom that seems to invite this condition. One mom who has overcome survival mode is […]

Easter Thoughts for Every Day

Apr 16th, 2014

by Annie Kate.

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I am reading through Easter week in the Bible and with Ann Voskamp, relearning with my heart and mind why Christ came: to save us from our sins and from all the misery that sin has brought into the world. And I want to give thanks for this, and to teach my children to do […]

Spring Thaw: View from our Window

Apr 9th, 2014

by Annie Kate.

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Not Finishing the School Year

Mar 10th, 2014

by Annie Kate.

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So, we are not going to be able to finish this school year properly. In fact, we are significantly behind, and that really bothers me. Some of it was unavoidable: we had a bumper garden harvest and illness. However, the girls could have been farther along if I had been a bit more organized. Or […]

Five Thoughts for Valentine’s Day

Feb 13th, 2014

by Annie Kate.

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Your spouse is your friend. Contrary to modern opinion which often pits husband against wife, that’s the way it can and should be. My Beloved and My Friend by Hal and Melanie Young (link to my review), discusses and explains this concept. You can read an excerpt of the book here or get a flavor […]