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5 Science-Backed Micro Health Habits for Healthy Parents
A healthy parent is a better parent. Lately, I’ve been refreshing my understanding about the brain and how to keep it healthy It is a truly fascinating organ. We sometimes forget that just like any other organ in our body, it needs to be cared for and nurtured. When we care for it like…
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Faithful and Steadfast: Coping with Parental Failures
“Know that the Lord your God is God, the faithful God who keeps steadfast love with those who love Him.” (Deuteronomy 7:9) Bright pink bougainvillea petals, giant creme colored hydrangea blossoms and a colorful vegetable garden often blessed me with peace of mind. This was my peaceful backyard sanctuary. But on this day, as I…
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I Pray These 4 Things for My Children
Prayer is power. I know this is true, because I’ve seen it firsthand. When my kids were really young, I would commit a certain number of days to pray specific things for them. I wanted to see real change and let God know I was serious about seeing him answer my prayers. Thankfully, he came…
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Reclaim your Mind: Start a Morning Devotional Habit
Our minds are being hijacked. Look around and you’ll see it. Faces of all types glued to a glowing screen. We are distracting, numbing, and drowning ourselves in the vast online world. Our devices are useful tools, so it makes sense why we’re so attached to them. But I don’t like how it can destroy…
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5 Reasons Why You’re Morning Devotional is Struggling
“Now in the morning, having risen a long while before daylight, He went out and departed to a solitary place; and there He prayed.” (Mark 1:35) This story of Jesus seeking solitude in the morning is an inspiration to my own spiritual life. What He was doing then is what many of us now call…
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My Journey to God: From Sadness to Joy
I laid motionless across my bed as the afternoon sun rays peeked through my bedroom window. I was 13 years old and drowning in sadness. There were chores and school work waiting for me to do, but I just couldn’t manage to get myself up. I’d never experienced this level of debilitating sadness before. I…
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Daily Meditation on God’s Character
There is this interesting idea that suggests you “steer where you stare.” For example, when you drive and you begin to stare too long away from the road, your car starts to steer in that direction. This has actually happened to me a couple of times. Now this idea makes sense when it comes to…
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The Power of a Simple Prayer Habit
Who would ever think getting bitten by fleas was something to thank God for? That is exactly what Corrie Ten Boom and her sister Betsie did when they were prisoners in a Nazi concentration camp during the holocaust. Despite how unbearable it was, they made a decision to thank God for everything they endured in…
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Praying for Your Children
Frustrated, exhausted, and on my knees, I asked God to give me patience to raise my 5 and 6 year old daughters. It had been a hard day. What made it worse, was the fatigue and nausea from being pregnant with baby number 3. With my finger firmly placed on Ezekiel 36:26, I claimed the…
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Part 3: The Key to Raising Emotionally Intelligent Kids
Every Friday, like clockwork my daughters do what all kids seem wired to do at one point or another—they build forts. One day my girls made an elaborate fort with a cozy living room, sleeping chamber, and a fireplace. Their favorite feature was the closet with the coat hanger and the special dressing room next…
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