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Single and Financially Stressed
Hebrews 13:16 (MSG) reminds us “Make sure you don’t take things for granted and go slack in working for the common good; share what you have with others. God takes particular pleasure in acts of worship—a different kind of “sacrifice”—that take place in kitchen and workplace and on the streets.” This wonderful truth gives us…
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Words that Lead to Peace
Ephesians 4:29-32 (NLT) provides clear guidance on how we should communicate and live our lives. It says, “Don’t use foul or abusive language. Let everything you say be good and helpful, so that your words will be an encouragement to those who hear them. And do not bring sorrow to God’s Holy Spirit by the…
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Children on the Right Path
Proverbs 22:6 (NLT) “Direct your children onto the right path, and when they are older, they will not leave it.” We live in a culture that embraces youth, but where would society be without the wisdom and grace that maturity yields. We earn our gray hairs, and mothers know this better than anyone else. Raising children…
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Raise Them up in the Way They Should Go
“Train up a child in the way he should go: And when he is old, he will not depart from it.” Proverbs 22:6 (KJV) A good friend said her daughter that is in the fifth grade came home and told her that the teacher was teaching the class about the occult. Her daughter was told…
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A Home that Thrives on Faith in God
In Hebrews 4:6(NLT), God instructs, “So God’s rest is there for people to enter, but those who first heard this good news failed to enter because they disobeyed God.” This is the same rest that God sanctioned and made holy after He finished creation. It is the place where He rested from His labor, and…
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When We Need It Most
A study found that most children growing up in the 21st century will be raised in a home where both parents or guardians work. Although the numbers of stay-at-home fathers has increased, it also found that women carry the brunt of caring for children, and the number of females that are the sole breadwinners and…
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Our Children Belong to God
As parents, we have huge responsibilities, and one of them is to be an example for our children. This can be a very delicate walk especially when you are a single parent. When our relationships with the children’s father ends, for some of us, it is a devastating event. Our hearts are broken, we’re nervous about…
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Listen Carefully to the Truth
Hebrews 2:1(NLT) “So we must listen very carefully to the truth we have heard, or we may drift away from it.” After hearing her mother’s lighthearted but firm warning, a twenty-three-year-old daughter chuckled and told her over the phone, “You’re going to ruin my first date before it starts.” Her daughter had met a very…
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Motherly Wisdom
Dear Heavenly Father, I am so thankful for the wisdom that is in Your Word. In Proverbs 15:5, You tell us, “Only a fool despises a parent’s discipline; whoever learns from correction is wise.” Personally, this verse hits home for me. Growing up into my early teens, I was one of those persons that despised…
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When It’s Better to Live Alone
Proverbs 21:9(NLT) says, “It’s better to live alone in the corner of an attic than with a quarrelsome wife in a lovely home.” Sometimes the truth spoken very plainly will slice and clarify with the sharpest knife. As a single person, our ears should perk up when we hear this verse in Proverbs 21:9. It…
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Financial Woes During the Season of Giving
This is the time of year where many of us think about money or our finances. It’s the holidays, and they often come with gift-giving, travel, and entertaining. It can be very stressful, especially if you’re already stretched financially. Philippians 4:19 gives us a promise from the Father. It tells us that He will supply…
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Praying Parents, Loving Children
Ephesians 6:1-2(NLT) “Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. “Honor your father and mother” (this is the first commandment with a promise), “that it may go well with you and that you may live long in the land.” Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in…
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Covering Your Child in Prayer
Sometimes parents, mothers especially, are like bears with cubs about their children. We’ll do just about anything to protect them. When something happens to one of our kids, our hearts drop and those protective instincts can go into overdrive. Some of us go a little overboard and find it difficult to pull back. We try…
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How Can One Be Warm Alone?
One day, my youngest daughter asked me a question that, when answered, began a myriad of other questions; not just in her mind, but mine as well. Children are so inquisitive. They are curious in a way that sometimes forces adults to think deeply about things they haven’t given much thought. “Mommy, where do babies…
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Get Back Up and Get It All Back
Joel 2:25 (NLT), “The LORD says, “I will give you back what you lost to the swarming locusts, the hopping locusts, the stripping locusts, and the cutting locusts.”” Have you been robbed or lost something that you’ve been praying for God to restore? For many single women and mothers, the answer may be, “Yes– A…
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His Eyes Are Always on Us
Like many of you, I had the privilege of being reared around strong Christian women. They demonstrated on a daily basis a relentless faith in God through our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. They didn’t have it easy and dealt with some heavy-duty challenges. Many of them raised their children alone, at a time when…
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A Supernatural Hug
1 Corinthians 10:13(NLT) “The temptations in your life are no different from what others experience. And God is faithful. He will not allow the temptation to be more than you can stand. When you are tempted, he will show you a way out so that you can endure.” We are not alone in our everyday…
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Can Women Have It All?
[mp_row] [mp_span col=”12″] Ephesians 1:3 (KJV) “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ.” Can women have it all? There was a time in Christianity, where women were relegated only to certain roles, and there was little room within…
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Raising Emotionally Intelligent Children
[mp_row] [mp_span col=”12″] [mp_image id=”191″ size=”full” link_type=”custom_url” link=”#” target=”false” caption=”false” align=”left”] [/mp_span] [/mp_row] [mp_row] [mp_span col=”12″] Raising a child is a privilege and a blessing, one that no parent should take lightly. The most fulfilling joys in life is to utilize Godly parenting skills and see the results manifested in our children. There is so…
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You Are Not Alone
If you’re a single mom, then life on your own is not always an easy road to tow. There are times when situations seem to require more of your strength than you think you have. Sometimes we are not nurturing to ourselves because we are too busy taking care of our children and others. We…