1. I love this article on "The pain of Childbearing" (mothering). Favorite line: "I cannot raise my children to be safe, but I can raise them to be strong." I think thats true of my siblings and me...we were raised to be strong in a world that isn't safe. I suppose the best you can do for your kids is to first teach them the gospel daily and second, teach them how to live in this world -- strength, kindness, endurance, etc.
2. I love Mississippi. One of the poorest states but one of the most generous. When people hate on my state, I get so angry. You don't even know how great this place is, how people come together for good causes, how you get invited to peoples homes and how you are taken care of. Mississippi is a special place, but go ahead and hate on it: we will keep it "our litte secret" and keep awful haters out.
3. This article talks about trials and their purpose.
And it is why Peter is able to say, with a straight face, that you should “rejoice” in trial (1 Peter 1:6).This doesn’t mean it’s fun to be in a trial. It only means that the cognizance of what the trial really is in the spiritual realm (an opportunity for faith to prove itself) is the “joy set before you” (see Hebrews 12:2) that will make the trial bearable and will motivate you to keep clinging to God and keep obeying. Jesus had to live life the same way, and He set us an example. So whenever you feel that grumbling in the tummy, or you are caught in another trial, tell yourself, like Linda did: “Good. This means something good is happening.” It is having “the mind of Christ.”
4. We all have walked through a desert before. A desert can be used for God's purposes.
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Love these, as usual. I really like that quote about raising kids to be strong. My aunt always says that parents who do not raise their children to be independent should be charged with child abuse, so your quote ties in with that idea. I had to send it to her!
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