Bee Stings and Honey
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Simple Gluten Free Coffee Cake
Affiliate Disclosure: Website: This post contains affiliate links. Super Simple Gluten Free Coffee Cake: Gluten free coffee cake is the perfect accompaniment to that first cup of morning coffee. Fluffy and full of warm cinnamon and brown sugar this cake is sure to be a crowd favorite. Going gluten free doesn’t mean that you still can’t have delicious desserts or in this case breakfast staples. Gone are the over processed and boxed versions of American classics. Add this simple coffee cake to your next brunch or family gathering, they won’t even know it’s gluten free. Shop Here Especially important to ensure a nicely risen and cooked cake is to make…
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Overcoming Low Self Esteem
Affiliate Disclosure: Website: This post contains affiliate links. Overcoming Low Self Esteem: Growing up I participated in a number of activities intended to help me grow in poise and confidence. Dance, modeling, and pageants each came with its own numeric system to measure my worth. Ballet gauged my feet and legs, pageants judged the way I spoke, walked and even the length of my hem. In fact I lost a title by 3/10 of a point because my helm didn’t sweep the floor when I walked. The solid interviews and dance numbers were all a wash because of that hem. In modeling it was my weight, my face and sex…
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Gluten Free Chocolate Orange Loaf
Affiliate Disclosure: Website: This post contains affiliate links. Memories in Food: Once a year my mum would travel back to Lyme Regis, England to visit her family. With her she would not only take an empty bag but our handwritten requests for English confectionery, which would overfill the aforementioned bag. Walkers English Shortbread, Smarties, Bourbons, Jaffa Cakes and more we loved our British sweets and our lists were quite extensive. My siblings and I loved unpacking that suitcase and dutifully distributing each item accordingly. Gluten Free Chocolate Loaf: Mum always brought home one extra treat for each one of us, a Terry’s Orange Chocolate. Elegantly wrapped in burnt orange foil…
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Practicing Gentleness Everyday
Affiliate Disclosure: Website: This post contains affiliate links. Ways to Practice Gentleness Daily: Recently, our church suffered the sudden loss of a beloved pastor by the name of Richard Powell. He embodied the love of Christ for others in such a remarkable way. His gentleness was evident to all no matter the person or time. As the Pastor of Spiritual Formation his ministry began in the lobby and flooded into the classes he so beautifully stewarded. Gentleness A Rare Virtue: Furthermore, Richard had a way of making anyone he spoke to feel special and seen. Naturally, myself and many others are reeling from his passing, but at the same time…
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Gift Ideas for Her
Affiliate Disclosure: Website: This post contains affiliate links. To be honest I was never really a fan of Valentine’s Day because it always seemed like a consumer holiday rather than a day to celebrate love itself. True as that may be, getting a gift of appreciation is always a nice sentiment either on Valentine’s Day or on a random day. I think the love in your life would agree as well. These are some of my favorite things given to me over the years. From thoughtful to functional these are the gifts I use in everyday life and during the times I want to feel extra special. Gift Ideas for…
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How to Overcome Childhood Abandonment Issues
Affiliate Disclosure: Website: This post contains affiliate links. Much like broken glass, abandonment is the force that fractures your heart into shards. Causing a chain reaction of bad habits and painful patterns. In fact you distrust those around you, especially those closest to you, friends, family, your spouse, no one is safe. Try as you might you place a bandaid over all the broken pieces hoping they will somehow fuse together as time goes by….but they don’t. Overcoming childhood abandonment issues isn’t easy, because another person causes the break. When a loved one leaves you by choice or in death your once sure footing becomes a crumbling, rocky path laden…
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11 Bible Verses to Strengthen Moms
Affiliate Disclosure: Website: This post contains affiliate links. 11 Verses for Mama: Motherhood is full of blessings yet it is not without its challenges. I often refer to the vast difference as bee stings and honey, and you can’t have the sweetness of life without some of the pain. Naturally, being a mother is one of the biggest blessings bestowed upon women by God himself. Undoubtedly, there are days that are full slam dunks, nothing but net. Everyone is in a good mood and everything goes according to plan and the house smells like a Secret Garden brimming with gorgeous blooms. Contrary to blissful days, there are days that…
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8 Reasons Why Parenting Shouldn’t Look Easy
Affiliate Disclosure: Website: This post contains affiliate links. Parenting is Hard: From a very young age I always dreamed of becoming a mother. In fact, I had a doll named Emily. I fed her three square meals a day, albeit created from paper food accompanied by plastic produce from the play room. Even more so, I earned an allowance and spent it on used baby clothes from the Children’s Exchange. Her face was cleaned and her hair was always brushed into a nice updo. Indeed it was child’s play, but the nurturing seemed to spring from within. It wasn’t until the nurses placed my new babies in my arms that…
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Powerful Bible Studies for Moms
This post contains affiliate links. Click Here for Full Policy Bible Studies for Mama: Being a mother is one of the greatest responsibilities that God fashioned for women. Fundamentally, we are at the helm, with the task of raising our children to be conscious, well-mannered, individuals. Who in turn will grow up to impact our hurting world in monumental ways, all propelled by God’s strength and purpose. All that, as well as keeping them safe, and loving them in every stage of their lives is no small task. Unquestionably, mamas require encouragement and stamina to carry out this mission. We are as strong as what is fueling us. So I…
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How to Handle the I Hate Mama Phase with Grace
This post contains affiliate links. I Hate Mama: The day that I never thought would come has arrived with a sassy little vengeance. Que the tears, the orchestra, and the credits. My baby girl is featuring in an “I Hate Mama Film”, brought to you by Toddlers Inc. Little lady just might get an Oscar for her convincing role of an angry little girl. Her words are carefully measured and executed with all the emotion available in her three year old body. The intended audience is me, and the goal is to dismantle my mama heart to a puddle of tears. Kids Naturally Push Boundaries: Incredibly, the same…
