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Will You Be God’s Ananias?
“Sometimes those that are the hardest to love are the ones who need it the most, Kristi,” she said. I winced at those words. Hard people are hard to love. Period. But her words were a gold mine. They always were. They dripped with wisdom at every syllable, so I took note. I looked…
New Seasons: Military Retirement and More
Leaving the past behind ~ linking up with Suzie Eller at #Livefree Thursday. There’s a sweetness, an air of beauty to Ruth. The strength in her flow, in everywhere she goes, cries out that Ruth is a God girl. She’s my hero. In Tuesday’s post we skipped through Ruth 1 and garnered strength…
Entering a New Season? Ruth Shows the Way
Like winter’s transition into spring, new will unfold. It’s coming. Are you ready for the new season? The frigid temperatures and glistens of white, each individual snowflake crafted by the most authentic and clever Artist in the universe, will soon disappear, leaving little to no trace of their existence. They will, however, leave behind…
Book Review: Romancing Your Better Half by Rick Johnson
How’s your marriage? Do you ever put on your spouse’s shoes, role reversal at its finest? How about holding hands as often as possible? What do your words communicate to him…or her? Romancing Your Better Half by Rick Johnson* is a new book on the market that digs into these very…
Determing My Worth
Ugh. Look at that mess. Again. The crowd of crumbs congregated. Papers lay strewn. Shirts, coats, and socks that reeked like last year’s laundry were tossed about as if a tornado had somehow ventured into our faithful Ellie. Again. There were light morsels, dark ones, itty bitty bitty ones. Clinging to seats,…
Now How Did That Happen?! + Escape of the Wrong Kind
I’m not running away, really. But you might think so after this morning’s post that popped up on Bearing Branch. Did you see it? (I deleted it, by the way.) I’m still scratching my head as to how the unfinished puppy was published. Maybe it was a tired mama mistake? Let’s connect…
Girlfriend to Girlfriend, Homeschool vs. Traditional School, Part 2
Part 1 of this series is located here. Maybe you’ve had “the” questions as well? Where should my child go? Is a traditional school schedule or homeschooling better for my child?Can I homeschool? If you’re weighing the pros of homeschooling versus traditional schooling, this post is for you. I’ve been there…
Girlfriend to Girlfriend: Homeschool vs. Traditional School, Part 1
Girlfriend to girlfriend, can we talk? This isn’t the usual for Bearing Branch, but it has been on my mind often lately. It’s that age-old conversation of homeschooling vs. traditional schooling. I’ve been mulling the benefits of both in my mind lately as we’ve ventured down both roads. Today those thoughts are leaving…
