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Keeping Up With The Joneses: Mother's Day
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Sunday, May 12, 2013. Mother’s Day has never been one of my favorite days. Many of the almost 13 years I’ve been a mom have been shrouded by the dark cloud of depression and anxiety. I’ve messed up. Certainly, Mother’s Day was only for the Good Moms…the ones who had endless patience with their kids, who kept spotless homes and cooked yummy meals every night, who volunteered at the school (or even better, homeschooled! Remember that one time? Your kids will never love/respect/appreciate you. You’re ...
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Keeping Up With The Joneses: October 2010
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Sunday, October 17, 2010. I get so frustrated with myself when it comes to blogging! I love to read everyone elses' blogs, but I rarely take the time to sit and update my own. Most of what I would post ends up as a Facebook status (much less verbose! It's so easy for us to say "Why me? Whenever the tough times come along. I know.I've done it MANY times. But I'm choosing now to see the good that comes out of the tough times. And there is always good. What has God blessed YOU with? He loves to read, and is...
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Keeping Up With The Joneses: March 2014
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Tuesday, March 25, 2014. Tuesday Grace Letter - Free Week. This week's assignment from Kara at. Is this: Share your heart. Write a love letter of grace of your choosing. This week I'm writing to my friends. To my friends,. I’ve tried to be intentional over the years about telling you what I appreciate about you, but I haven’t always succeeded. Life gets busy, kids get sick, projects need tending, and intentions fall by the wayside. I hope you know how much you mean to me. And I am grateful for you. We he...
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Keeping Up With The Joneses: January 2011
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Friday, January 28, 2011. Do you ever feel like you're on the verge of tears, but it's because you're so full of joy? I've felt that way for weeks now, and it's been amazing. It has taken me awhile to sit down and write this post. I think part of me was afraid the joy would be short-lived (not that short-lived joy is any less a gift than any other joy! And I didn't want to post something that wasn't. I've come to realize, however, that any joy is. And it should be embraced and celebrated! When people loo...
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Keeping Up With The Joneses: Tuesday Grace Letters #1
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Tuesday, March 4, 2014. Tuesday Grace Letters #1. Wow, has it been a long time since my last post! I've had several posts rolling around in my head for months, but never made the time to sit down and get them out. Thankfully, a fellow blogger issued a little. And I decided to jump in. Time to dust off the keyboard and do some writing. Note: Have tissues nearby! When I was a kid, this year seemed impossibly far away. Wasn’t that science-fiction material? Luke, my first-born, you are twenty-four. You have ...
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Keeping Up With The Joneses: March 2015
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Tuesday, March 17, 2015. Tuesday Grace Letters - A letter to Kara. Last year (the last time I blogged.*gulp*), I participated in a blog link-up with another blogger,. Kara at Mundane Faithfulness. Like many of you, I have been completely drawn in by her story. I have cried reading her posts and prayed for her and her family. Today I wanted to write another Tuesday Grace Letter.this one, to Kara. I have started and re-started this letter at least half a dozen times already. It’s not easy. I see Him in you.
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Keeping Up With The Joneses: September 2012
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Monday, September 10, 2012. I've been Mended.have you? This is a video post in connection with the release of "Mended" by Angie Smith. You can purchase your own copy of "Mended" by clicking HERE. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Ive been Mended.have you? College sweethearts, married January 1998. I couldn't ask for a better man to share my life with.he's amazing! Luke is 13 years old and is in 8th grade. He's a great kid, creative and original, and he's a great big brother. Tessa Beth / T-Love. Here I go agai...
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Keeping Up With The Joneses: Tuesday Grace Letter - Free Week
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Tuesday, March 25, 2014. Tuesday Grace Letter - Free Week. This week's assignment from Kara at. Is this: Share your heart. Write a love letter of grace of your choosing. This week I'm writing to my friends. To my friends,. I’ve tried to be intentional over the years about telling you what I appreciate about you, but I haven’t always succeeded. Life gets busy, kids get sick, projects need tending, and intentions fall by the wayside. I hope you know how much you mean to me. And I am grateful for you. We he...
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Keeping Up With The Joneses: September 2011
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Tuesday, September 6, 2011. Panic, tears, frustration.and that was just Mom! This girl has been so worried all weekend about this, so last night we had a little talk. A: "Mom, what if she only thinks of me like I'm Luke's sister and thinks that she needs to be strict with me? Me: "Well, if she's a good teacher, she won't think of you as 'Luke's sister', and she'll treat you like any other student. She'll get to know you and help you with any areas you might struggle with.". A little too excitedly) :).
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Keeping Up With The Joneses: Tuesday Grace Letters - Grace in 2010-2014
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Tuesday, April 8, 2014. Tuesday Grace Letters - Grace in 2010-2014. This week's assignment from Kara. Was to write a letter to a time grace met us in a hard season of life. What a gift to be able to write this letter today. Dear Grace in 2010 – 2014,. Four years ago last week, I was at the lowest part of ‘the pit’. I had fought battle after battle with depression for eight long years, sometimes feeling like I’d won a victory, but it was always short-lived. Surely everyone would be better off without me.
