Hey Mama Monday: These Trials Will Make You Strong

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  Hey Mama, Tears are not always a bad thing. I know you’ve had your fair share lately. Did you know the Lord your God notices? He uses these times to bring you closer to Him. “My tears have been my food day and night, while they say to me all day long, ‘Where is
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Hey Mama Monday: When Your Kids Bring You Pain

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  Hey Mama, You’ve heard the saying about how when your kids are little, they step all over your feet, but when they become teens or young adults, they step all over your heart. Heart pain is far, far worse than foot pain. This is because of “the investment.” See, all these years you had
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Hey Mama Monday: Today’s Frenzy Will Be Rewarded Tomorrow

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

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

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

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

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

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  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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