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Monday, 09 April 2018 / Published in - Family, - Finding Joy, Articles, Blog, Hey Mama, Hey Mama Monday

Hey Mama Monday: Today’s Frenzy Will Be Rewarded Tomorrow

  Hey Mama, Right now it’s a frenzy. Feed them, house them, school them, disciple them. Clean, cook, answer calls, pay bills, show up, be available, clean up the crises. And there are plenty of those these days. Fast forward 10-20 years: You’re not young. But you have grandkids. Your children are still your life.
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Monday, 02 April 2018 / Published in - Finding Joy, Articles, Blog, Hey Mama, Hey Mama Monday

Hey Mama Monday: Happiness and Joy are Just Around the Corner

  Hey Mama, Did you know that some of the sweetest days you will ever have, haven’t even happened yet? The time in your life you laughed so hard you could barely breathe—that day isn’t here just yet. And the way you look at your child the day they get married . . . you
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Monday, 26 March 2018 / Published in - Caring for Yourself, Articles, Blog, Hey Mama, Hey Mama Monday

Hey Mama Monday: Don’t Deny Yourself a Break When You Need It

  Hey Mama, We’re past the weekend, and it’s time to nestle into the school week . . . and work hard. Work hard. Really? You know, Mama, it’s OK to take an extended break sometimes. If Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday needs to be a day off, too, do it. Play games, spend time reading
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Monday, 19 March 2018 / Published in - Finding Joy, Articles, Blog, Hey Mama, Hey Mama Monday

Hey Mama Monday: We Are All Strong in Our Own Ways

  Hey Mama, Just wanted to stop in and deliver a quick message as I run out the door. It’s ironic. I don’t know; I just found it funny and had to tell you. You know how you have been kind of down on yourself about certain things lately? You look at your friends (and
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Monday, 12 March 2018 / Published in - Faith, - Finding Joy, Articles, Blog, Hey Mama, Hey Mama Monday

Hey Mama Monday: Trials and Difficulties Will Be Followed by Rewards

  Hey, Mama, your brow is furrowed again. I look at you and see the worry lines, and I want to reach out and smooth them away. I’m sorry about this season of life you are going through; I know it’s just HARD right now. But God is working here; He is building character in
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Monday, 05 March 2018 / Published in - Faith, Articles, Blog, Hey Mama, Hey Mama Monday

Hey Mama Monday: No Boundaries. No Questions. No Impossibilities. The God Factor

  Hey Mama, The king’s heart is a stream of water in the hand of the Lord; He turns it wherever He will. – Proverbs 21:1 He is sovereign. Things can appear one way, and by all worldly logic and human understanding, ARE a certain way. But we cannot forget the “God factor.” It changes
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Monday, 26 February 2018 / Published in - Finding Joy, Articles, Blog, Hey Mama, Hey Mama Monday

Hey Mama Monday: You Are as Special to God as Your Kids Are to You

  Hey Mama, Just stopping in to remind you of how special you are to the Lord. You know how you love your kids? That bond is so great, nothing could ever break it, right? You would die for them. You would lay your life down to save theirs. I know you would. You’re just
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Monday, 19 February 2018 / Published in - Caring for Yourself, - Finding Joy, Articles, Blog, Hey Mama, Hey Mama Monday

Hey Mama Monday: God Will Be Your Source of Peace

  Hey Mama, I heard you were struggling with anxiety. Worries. Just stopping by to encourage you. You are not alone. John 14:27 speaks of peace. Christ gives us peace, not the kind the world has to offer, but something far better, much stronger. Did you know His ways are higher than ours? We think