A Place of Refuge
I happened to get an earlier start on my walk than usual the other day. The sun was beginning to break through a thick fog and all of the...
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durendalee
- Feb 8, 2021
- 2 min
A Little Boy and His Mama
Dear Sweet Mom at the Consignment Shop, I noticed you with your camo leggings and high heels. Actually, that’s the last thing I noticed...
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durendalee
- Jan 5, 2021
- 2 min
How Will They Know Unless We Tell Them?
How will our children know that God is good unless we tell them…unless they see it walked out in front of them? If they mostly see...
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durendalee
- Dec 31, 2020
- 2 min
Fear: Every Woman’s Battle
FEAR. It’s every woman’s battle. It’s every mom’s battle and certainly every homeschool mom’s battle. We worry about our kids, their...
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durendalee
- Oct 30, 2020
- 2 min
Your Kids Don’t Want Wonder Woman…They Want YOU!
It’s a question I’ve been asked a million times and my answer is always, “I don’t.” It’s the truth. I may have eight kids, I may...
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durendalee
- Oct 21, 2020
- 2 min
First We Have Coffee
I love coffee…dark and strong with a little heavy cream and light sweetener. I’m not addicted to the caffeine (well, maybe a little), I...
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durendalee
- Jan 1, 2019
- 4 min
Life After Homeschooling: He is Enough
I heard a voice in our home recently that I didn’t recognize. Then I realized that it was our 14 year old. His voice just changed from a...
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durendalee
- Aug 23, 2018
- 2 min
Life After Homeschooling: Learning to Rest in Messiness
This week I had to apologize to one of our adult children. I had used mom guilt in order to be heard. I didn’t recognize it in the moment...
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durendalee
- Jul 31, 2018
- 4 min
Life After Homeschooling: What Now?
“Our way of being -in-the-world works its way into us through ritual and repetition. James K.A. Smith explains that a particular view of...
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durendalee
- May 15, 2018
- 4 min
Everyday Grief
I held my husband’s hand as we walked to our church across the street. There was a break in the thunderstorm that had been threatening...
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durendalee
- Feb 15, 2018
- 2 min
The Comparison Trap
THE COMPARISON TRAP Galatians 6:4,5 “Pay careful attention to your own work, for then you will get the satisfaction of a job well done,...
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durendalee
- Dec 7, 2017
- 3 min
Treasured Redemption
It wasn’t until I became a mom, that the reference to Mary at the Nativity scene really stood out to me. Motherhood changes our lives...
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durendalee
- Oct 16, 2017
- 1 min
Protecting Our Kids From Media
Moms, we are the ones our kids will look to the most to find out if God is really good. We spend the largest amount of time with them...
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durendalee
- Oct 4, 2017
- 3 min
Hope for the Imperfect Homeschool Mom
Every mom struggles with whether or not she is doing right by her children. We are bombarded with countless voices telling us how to...
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durendalee
- Sep 21, 2017
- 2 min
When The Waves Won’t Seem to Stop
I was talking to a friend awhile back about how busy our lives seemed to be. I don’t know how it ramps up to warp speed so easily, but I...
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durendalee
- Aug 30, 2017
- 6 min
Parenting Young Adults Through Church Choices
It’s all fun and games until you realize that there truly is a generation gap between you and your children. Our kids are mostly adults...
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durendalee
- Jul 27, 2017
- 1 min
Mommy Martyrdom
Motherhood will bring you to your knees and often face down before the Lord. In my 26 years of parenting, I have found myself at the end...
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durendalee
- Jul 20, 2017
- 1 min
How to Raise Our Kids in the Faith
There are so many kids who have been raised in Christian homes that are abandoning the faith! The thought of it can bring fear and...
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durendalee
- Jul 17, 2017
- 1 min
Homeschooling: Am I Doing Enough?
EVERY homeschooling mom seems to be constantly haunted by the thought that she isn’t doing enough…that her kids might not be prepared for...
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durendalee
- Jul 12, 2017
- 3 min
Dealing With Sibling Conflict/Part 2 (Sibling Series Episode 4)
(The video version of this post is at the bottom, if you would rather listen than read!) This video is packed with scriptures regarding...
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