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durendalee
Feb 19, 20178 min read
When Following God Looks Messy
We sold our dream home almost two years ago now (When God Turns Your World Upside Down). It was not something I ever saw coming, but in...
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durendalee
Jan 4, 20171 min read
Grace: Embracing God’s Gift to You
Did you know that God has special, unique graces for YOU each and every day? Ones that are made to fit the challenges you face and the...
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durendalee
Nov 12, 20163 min read
When Arrows Fly
We have been homeschooling over 20 years now. I wouldn’t change a thing. It’s still something that brings me to my knees. It still...
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durendalee
Jun 21, 20164 min read
Letting Go of Your Homeschooler
He wanted to play football in the worst way. None of his older 5 siblings ever wanted to play a team sport, so this was a new direction...
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durendalee
Mar 6, 20151 min read
Determining God’s Heart for our Families
Having kids and family is often on our hearts and minds as moms, but what might it look like from our husband’s viewpoint? On these last...
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durendalee
Feb 13, 20154 min read
Everyday Marriage
Every day my husband goes down to a storage room filled with, well…stuff we are storing. That and weight equipment. He sits at a table...
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durendalee
Jan 24, 20153 min read
Why it’s Okay if We’re a Hot Mess
I’ve been struggling with anxiety lately. There’s no particular reason. No crisis. No big problems in my life. It’s just THERE. It’s...
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durendalee
Jan 22, 20153 min read
How to Enjoy Your Little Ones
I remember wondering when our kids were little, if they would ever be out of diapers. Considering we actually changed diapers non-stop...
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durendalee
Dec 10, 20142 min read
The Most Powerful Parenting Tool
I was leafing through an old journal of mine and ran across a piece of paper from years ago. It was a list of things to pray for...
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durendalee
Nov 12, 20146 min read
Favorite Family Christmas Flicks
Our family loves to watch movies together, especially at Christmas time. We’ve had over two decades to acquire a list of Holiday movies...
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durendalee
Nov 7, 20143 min read
Parenting Redefined
Yesterday I was talking to one of our married daughters about how much my role in her life has changed. I was saying how often I second...
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durendalee
Oct 23, 20142 min read
Our Greatest Comfort
A little envelope fell out of one of my journals the other day. The note had arrived a year ago, almost exactly. It was from family...
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durendalee
Oct 15, 20143 min read
Redemption Undefined
The one thing you can always count on is change. Although I still have kids at home, I have been wearing my new role as mother-in-law...
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durendalee
Oct 11, 20142 min read
His Power at Work and Nate is here!
It’s been awhile since I posted! I have had lots of family dynamics going on and, as much as I love to write, real life relationships...
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durendalee
Sep 13, 20145 min read
When Our Children Suffer
I was cleaning out the texts in my phone today and ran across the one that said, “We lost him”. It’s the text I sent out last October 3,...
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durendalee
May 16, 20143 min read
Crisis of Faith
I am aware of many people suffering right now. i’m not sure if it’s because we are all so connected through the internet or that...
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durendalee
Apr 9, 20144 min read
What Family Devotions are REALLY Like
I don’t know what family devotions are like with your kids, but at our house over the years, the words “torture”, “frustrating, and “epic...
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durendalee
Apr 7, 20143 min read
Why Have Children?
A friend of mine posted this little something she wrote about having children. She’s not a blogger or author (although she certainly...
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durendalee
Mar 27, 20142 min read
Call Back
This is a poem I ran across right after we lost Isaac. It reminded me of those who had gone through grief before us and were “calling...
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durendalee
Mar 13, 20147 min read
Eight C-sections…Can You Do That?
When I became pregnant with our first child, we were SO excited. I tried to do all the “right” things…eat well, exercise and take good...
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