Taste and See That the Lord is Good!

I love that the Lord teaches us through metaphors. He uses our life experience to give us insight into his character and his ways. I will be reading through the Bible, and a verse will jump out at me because it is so relevant to my circumstances. Other times, I’ll see a verse that is […]

Posted by hellobabs
On March 18, 2019
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Mundane, I Think Not!

I came across this much needed reminder when I was reading my old journals. Written in June of 2000, this prayer still holds a lot of truth for me now – especially after the drudgery of winter when I’m tempted to think that life is mundane and trivial.

Posted by hellobabs
On March 14, 2019
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Teaching Life Skills

Last week was full of incoming freshman orientations, which got me to thinking... Am I ready for this?! Is he ready for this?! Forget high school, is he ready for life?!?!

Posted by hellobabs
On March 6, 2019
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My Window Testifies

I live in Indiana. Northern Indiana. I live in the sweet spot of northern Indiana, where we’re just below the lake effect snow, but north enough to enjoy a true winter. That being said, even this weather is crazy! I sit and watch the weather forecast with disbelief. Less than a week ago it was -15° F as the […]

Posted by hellobabs
On February 4, 2019
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Finding the Horizon

An explanation as to where I've been the past few weeks, as well as where I'm headed.

Posted by hellobabs
On January 7, 2019
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Home for Christmas

This couple picks the worst weather days to move. They’ve moved a lot – and they are very organized with all their experience. Seriously organized. But the weather likes to test them every. single. time. They bought their first house this summer, and we helped them move. It was hot. It was rainy. Of course! […]

Posted by hellobabs
On December 13, 2018
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While Shepherds Watch their Sheep by Night

As the Christmas season bustles in with music, tastes, and twinkle we often get giddy with anticipation thinking about the glorious event of God entering into our world – heaven intersecting with earth in the most tangible way imaginable. God had been engaging mankind since creation, but he was always headed to this point – […]

Posted by hellobabs
On December 12, 2018
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Gift Ideas for Grandparents

Being a grandparent is sometimes tough – at least when it comes to gift giving. The weekly store ads can be intimidating with 3-5 different kinds of gaming systems and dolls that look like they may not have the most altruistic motives. Let me encourage you to take a step back and remember why you’re giving […]

Posted by hellobabs
On November 28, 2018
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Real Family Gatherings: Part 3

Part 3: Planning Tools and Strategies for Keeping the Joy Do you feel like you’ve met some new friends and gotten to “visit” in their homes? In this series you have met three very real and very different women, and read about their favorite family gatherings. Now it’s time to reveal their ah-ha! moments and […]

Posted by hellobabs
On November 16, 2018
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Real Family Gatherings: Part 2

Part 2: Reasons for Gathering In the last post I introduced you to three different women: Kelly, Amy, and Marcia. While very different, they all valued gathering their families together. Because I was interviewing them just before the big holidays, I assumed the family gatherings that we would be talking about would be for the […]

Posted by hellobabs
On November 15, 2018
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Real Family Gatherings: Part 1

Part 1: Meet Real Women I found three different women who had one thing in common – they love gathering their families together! Otherwise, they couldn’t be more different from each other! Perhaps you’ll really relate to one of them and the tips and survival strategies that they share! By the way, did you miss […]

Posted by hellobabs
On November 13, 2018
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Real Help for Real Family Gatherings

Posted by hellobabs
On November 12, 2018
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