Benefits to Being Outside This Summer {MOB Society}

June 16, 2013 by Leave a Comment

3 Benefits to Outside Summer FunAt our house, summer has begun!

We completed our school year and are moving into the new pace of summer with its carefree and relaxed spirit.

We are enjoying the sunshine and our first full season using our backyard pool, with everyone swimming safely on their own. And oh how the kids are LOVING the pool!

They also love to go outside.

I’m over at The MOB Society today, sharing 3 Benefits to Outside Summer Fun.

And if you haven’t visited The MOB Society yet, come on over today!

It’s a wonderful site jam-packed with great stuff for Mothers of Boys (and there’s stuff over there for mothers of girls too). I’m hoping you’ll love it as much as I do.

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Praying this finds you all with much joy today … joy beyond your circumstances.

And hoping your summer is amazingly blessed!

Join me today,

over at The MOB Society   ←by Clicking Here

 

What is your favorite activity for summer fun?

 This summer, what plans do you have?

 

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I Listen When You Call {Letters from God}

June 14, 2013 by 11 Comments
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I see you scurrying and hurrying and worrying to find me. I see you looking for me and listening for my voice. I know you want to know my will and I see the genuine way you search for me wherever you are. And sweet child, you must know, I hear you. And I listen when you call. I listen as your pen scratches out those heart-revealing prayers each and every day. I listen when you wonder if I’m … [Continue reading...]

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Five Reasons to Tell Your Story {Allume}

June 13, 2013 by Leave a Comment
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For the past two years I've attended an amazing conference for bloggers called The Allume Conference. As I've met amazing friends online, it is this conference that's like a gigantic reunion--a place where we meet to reconnect, learn, and grow in our online ministry endeavor. And there is almost nothing more fun then getting to hug those you've been interacting with online all year long. I am … [Continue reading...]

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Giving Thanks :: Seeing 1000 Gifts and Beyond

June 11, 2013 by 2 Comments
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He walks with them at sunset and my heart about melts away. I snap pictures and swell with love for them and I add it to my list of one thousand gifts--these blessings I’ve been counting awhile now, into the three thousands now. I remember reaching one thousand and how looking for His gifts had changed me. And the habit has become part of how I see the world now... Especially in the tough … [Continue reading...]

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When Surrender Seems Easier than Taking a Fall

June 7, 2013 by 14 Comments
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The frisbees fall to the ground one after another as we make our way through the trees. Some fly right, others fly left, and it’s rare for them to go exactly on the intended path. We’re all together and it’s nice to get outside, and it's even warmer than we thought it’d be when we began. But we stick together and press on, aiming at trees, counting the throws and tracking our frisbee-golf … [Continue reading...]

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When Being Weary Becomes Suffering :: {Hope for the Weary Mom}

June 4, 2013 by 1 Comment
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I'm a mama, and many days I feel weary. Maybe you do too? What is it about motherhood that runs us down and drags us along? I'm thinking you know exactly what I mean. It's a dichotomy, this motherhood-life we live. Loving our daily lives, yet wishing they were not as they are. Feeling connected and loving, one minute, and irritated and angry the next. Not that we don't love our kids. And … [Continue reading...]

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God is the Giver of Dreams and Fulfiller of All Gifts

June 3, 2013 by 5 Comments
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God is the giver of dreams, the mover of mountains, and the fulfiller of all good and perfect gifts ... Gifts He gives in His time. For the past few months I’ve been a part of a group of women, led by the amazing dreamer-girl Holley Gerth, called the God-sized Dream Team. She wrote an entire book about God-sized dreams, and one hundred of us joined her in a journey--a journey … [Continue reading...]

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When God ‘s Plan is Better than You Could Ever Imagine

May 31, 2013 by 16 Comments
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It is impossible to imagine all God has planned for our lives. Impossible to see where we’re headed and all He is going to do. And so many times, when I dream about how life will unfold, I don’t dream big enough. My scope is too limited and my requests far too feeble and small. Over and over again He unfolds the awesomeness He has in store--amazing events I could have never imagined. I … [Continue reading...]

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How to Understand Tragedy and Suffering

May 24, 2013 by 25 Comments
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The morning is new, the breeze is cool, and the sun is climbing into the sky when our ship reaches the Maui shore. The blue ocean waves shimmer in the light and the rocking of the tender boat soothes our welcome to the quaint city of Lahaina. And as we get off the boat and head into the city square (the one with that huge Banyan tree) we can’t miss him crawling right there at our feet. A snail. … [Continue reading...]

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There’s Just Something About a Song

May 18, 2013 by 4 Comments
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There’s something about a song that can take me back. Back to where I was, what I thought, and how I felt at the time. What is it about music that has the power to transport us back in time and sweep us off to another place  ... taking us back to the exact moment the music marked us changed, by its song? No matter many years have passed, when I hear Journey’s “Open Arms” I’m … [Continue reading...]

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