Category: The Hearth
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Favor From Heaven
“Why do we love certain houses, and do they seem to love us? It is the warmth of our individual hearts reflected in our surroundings.” –T.T. Robsjohn-Gibbings It was four years ago that we walked through an empty house measuring rooms, listening to the echo of our little ones’ voices as they raced from room…
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November Gratitude: Memories
When I was a little girl we traveled to Pennsylvania every year for Thanksgiving to see my grandparents. One of my favorite moments of every visit was Friday morning when Pappy would come downstairs and start the Christmas music. Then I’d curl up on his lap and we’d rock and sing and celebrate Jesus, and…
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November Gratitude: Protection
The children love to climb the ladder to our attic and explore. I needed a few things so I asked for their help, happy to incude them in our daily tasks. The boys were up top grabbing the items we needed and handing them down to me. Bella-girl stood on the ladder with me behind…
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Forgetting… But Remembering
The sky was beautiful this morning… a blanket of white clouds over colored mountains with golden rays peeping through every now and then. It was a breathtaking drive to school and the children and I “oohed” and “ahhed” the entire way. Well, maybe not the entire way, because we were running late and every now…
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Warmth
This morning begins as most mornings do. My alarm wakes me in the darkness and I gently shake each child awake to dress while I make breakfast. Then we sit together, my children and I, and we read our Bible, and we praise God for who He is, and we list the blessings for which…
A Spring of Joy 