Peace for the Precious
Jen Hatmaker posted an article this week about the dangers of “precious” parenting, encouraging moms everywhere to take a page out of the 1970’s parenting manual and let go of the fabricated magic...
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He stopped by after work today to take Gideon to the pond to work on “the clubhouse”. They were gone for who knows how long, but it wasn’t long enough. It never is, and when Gid came back home from a...
View ArticleGod Mend America, God Mend Me
This past Independence Day was somewhat somber for me, and I know I’m not alone in that. Huge changes have been taking place in our country, and for the first time in my life, I can really identify...
View ArticleHope for the Introvert
Hi. I’m Mrs. Gore, and I am an introvert. If I didn’t already know that from a fun little personality quiz my FFA instructor administered to our class when I was in high school, I would certainly know...
View ArticleA New Kind of Love for an Old Kind of Friend
Mr. Gore and I made a departure from our usual this week… we WENT somewhere. Just the two of us. It was actually one of those situations that sounded like a great idea when we accepted the invitation...
View ArticleStepping Heavenward with Hormones (and taking your family with you)
I’ve been putting this off and putting this off and I will put it off no more: let’s talk about hormones. People warn you that marriage will be hard. They warn you that being in the workforce will be...
View ArticleWith this Nail Polish, I Thee Love
I feel like I have walked through every emotion known to woman – or at least most of them – since becoming a mom, but my very lowest points, when closely examined, all seem to be centered around one...
View ArticleThat Summer I Ate the New Testament
As I sit down to write this blog post, I feel a bit like a woman who has gone around the world in 80 days and now has 1000 words or less with which to describe the wonders she has seen. Is it possible?...
View ArticleThat Summer I Ate the New Testament – Part Two
In my last post, I shared a broad view of my experience reading the New Testament this summer. Today, I want to share some specific nuggets I discovered along the way. And if you want to know how...
View ArticleIdaHome Away From Home
There is a verse in Acts that I have always loved, when the disciples, being charged not to speak or teach in the name of Jesus, respond with this: “Which is right in God’s eyes: to listen to you, or...
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