Thank you to everyone who has written such beautiful words about Sara. She was so honored and humbled by the words yesterday. If you haven’t linked up yet, it isn’t too late. Her family continues to read her posts, emails, Facebook messages, etc. Today I wanted to share a bit about my (in)courage writers retreat [...]
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At the end of June, I had a sweet baby girl. In the weeks that followed, people blessed us with lots of food. Dinners, desserts, fresh fruits, salads – our fridge was full of deliciousness. We were so thankful for every morsel. Each meal gave us more time out of the kitchen and focused on [...]
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photo credit The process of getting our condo ready for sale has been long, but rewarding. Last summer, we rented a small storage unit to store a bunch of unnecessary items and make the condo more spacious. (Very HGTV of us, right?) We thought we would put the condo on the market in the fall, [...]
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The (in)courage writers have been known to send dozens of emails back and forth to one another in the course of a day. During one bantering session about some folks needing to get a form submitted (I’m an over-achiever and sent mine in first), Lysa and I exchanged these emails: L: Oh, how I want [...]
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In case you haven’t noticed, Valentine’s Day is coming up. Marketers put a lot of hype into February 14 as the day of love. But as Christians who love Jesus, should Valentine’s Day be different than any other day? Loving others and celebrating love should be a part of our every day normal. In the [...]
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The past three months have been a bit of a fog for me. You see, I found out I was expecting at the end of October. By the first week of November, I was throwing up multiple times a day. By mid-November, laundry hadn’t been touched in weeks. People looked at me with sympathetic eyes [...]
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Since the economic crisis hit our family, I have learned A LOT about how to use coupons to get things for free or almost free. This past year I decided to use my coupon skills to bless more than just my family. Every year our church adopts a poor community in Kentucky. For much of [...]
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“Can you please get Elias’s shoes on and teeth brushed,” I snapped at my husband, Matthew. It had been one of those mornings where everything was taking longer than it should and we were late. Matthew turned out of the kitchen, shaking his head. “What? Babe, I didn’t mean to snap. We are just late. [...]
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Photo by Angie Smith When was the last time you wrote a real letter? Not one of typed words, but one of ink and paper. Every time I receive an envelope with handwriting on it, I can’t wait to open it. Don’t you feel the same way?Snail mail blesses people. To read the rest of [...]
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I’m so excited to be a part of the latest DaySpring catalog. My piece is on card writing, which is a topic near and dear to my heart. Here’s my card writing spread. Isn’t it fun? The catalog includes a bunch of (in)courage writers and is inspiring and beautiful. Click here to check it out! [...]
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I'm Jessica Turner, founder of The Mom Creative. I'm guilty of juggling too much and loving it all. Learn more about me here.
