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The Beautiful Ordinary · 1M ago

The Holy in the commonplace

The title of Tuesday’s Bible study in the book that I’m going through (Uncommon Vessels by Elyse Fitzpatrick) was “Uncommon Service,” and the main point was this:  Where do I fail to see the holiness in my Christian walk?  In other words, what parts of my spiritual life or Christian walk have become
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The Beautiful Ordinary · 2M ago

In the deep recesses of my heart

The Lord has really been peeling back the layers of my heart lately.  There are a few huge skeletons that He yanked out of the closet all at the same time.  It’s been actually overwhelming.  My mind wants to say, “Lord, I could deal with any of these issues one at a time, but how [...]
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The Beautiful Ordinary · 2M ago

Isaiah

The book of Isaiah has always captivated me.  It could be easy to get bogged down in all of the laments and “woes,” but it is chock full of nuggets that my soul just grabs onto and basks in.  I’ve been reading through Isaiah for the past few days, using the outline at the beginning [...]
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The Beautiful Ordinary · 2M ago

The Great Flood (by Abigail)

The Great Flood The rain pounded on the muddy ground> Lightning flashed all around! Thunder bellowed at the men! The wind blew, stopped, then blew again. The earth trembled, it seemed like the end!   Men worked furiously inside the boat. Noah hollered, “Make it float!” His family rushed inside the a
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The Beautiful Ordinary · 2M ago

A Day in the Life of a Mommy, Round Three

“Hey, Mommy!  It’s morning! Now let’s watch a show!” My quiet time’s not over, but it’s time to go! It’s only 6:30 but my day has begun. Welcome to life as a mommy.   Let’s get that first diaper change out of the way And downstairs we go to start off our day. “I want [...]
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The Beautiful Ordinary · 3M ago

Finding grace in mothering

I read a wonderful post yesterday that reminded me so much of my journey not just as a homeschool mom, but just as a mom in general.  It got me thinking about how my approach to homeschool has evolved, as well as my view of myself as a mom. We moms tend to compare ourselves to other [...]
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The Beautiful Ordinary · 3M ago

Live as people who are free/Live as a servant. Not a contradiction

I’ve been reading lately through 1 Peter in my quiet times, just a small passage at a time.  A couple of weeks ago, I stumbled upon one of those treasures that you find in a book you’ve read countless times but all the sudden it seems like the first time you’ve ever read it.  The [...]
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The Beautiful Ordinary · 3M ago

Happy Birthday, Abigail Nicole!

Nine years ago today she made me a mommy.  As the oldest, she continues to be our “trailblazer,” the first kid to hit every age and every phase and every milestone, breaking us in as parents.  Over the last year, we’ve continued to see little signs of growing up; a little more responsibility here, a
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The Beautiful Ordinary · 3M ago

Happy Birthday, Elisabeth Anne!

Five years ago today it was about 8 degrees in Lafayette, Indiana when we headed to the hospital to find out who would be joining our family that day.  Our third baby girl, little Elisabeth Anne, joined us and invited us along with her on her ride.  She is both sweet and sassy, snuggly and [...]
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The Beautiful Ordinary · 4M ago

He’s been working…

I know I’ve been relatively silent this month.  At different times on different days, I would think, “I really need to post a blog….but on what?”  That’s just how it is sometimes–inspiration just doesn’t strike.  But my silence does not mean, like last time, that life has been so hard that I just co
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