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God’s Plan For Our Children’s Relationships

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By Contributing Writer, Terry Covey Life’s Early Lessons It’s an awesome thing to consider that God cares about our children even more than we do!  And part of that care is the clear instruction in His Word for us parents on the relationships our children will have in life.  A huge part of parenting is [...]

Are You Equipped for Home Management?

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By Contributing Writer, Terry Covey Do you have the right personality for home management?  Have you ever asked yourself that question?  Have you ever felt like you just weren’t cut out for all this cleaning, organizing, maintenance, and more?  I can relate!  It took me ten years of home management to realize that I just [...]

Without Love, I Am Nothing: I Corinthians 13:2

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By Contributing Writer, Terry Covey “And if I have prophetic powers, and understand all mysteries and knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing.” (1 Corinthians 13:2)  Charity And Its Fruits If you’re a Christian, you’re familiar with the Love chapter:  1 Corinthians 13. [...]

Prepare Now For A Healthy Menopause

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By Contributing Writer, Terry Covey I’m sure that as wives and mothers, you’ve all thought about health and nutrition.  You think about it for your family and understand that it’s your job to help them achieve health.  But do you find it easy, and sometimes necessary, out of time constraints and energy level, to put [...]

Accepting The Season of Menopause

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By Contributing Writer, Terry Covey A Variety of Suffering This month’s topic on suffering makes me feel a bit odd writing about menopause.  There is the intense suffering that comes from the loss of a loved one, such as in the Connecticut shootings.  And I have watched several family and friends deal with the incredible [...]

Christmas – Tiny Tim’s Way

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By Contributing Writer, Terry Covey Well, we’ve entered into this holiday season full swing!  Isn’t it odd that the word ‘holiday’ is something we Christians are almost afraid to say?  But it’s root is ‘holy day’!  A day set aside to remember our God.  Our family enjoyed the beauty of Thanksgiving with 20 family members around our table, [...]

Leaky Plumbing and A Humbled Wife

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By Contributing Writer, Terry Covey Let’s Start With The Negatives We’re all used to getting advice that offers us a quick answer–the “positives” to work towards.  We grasp at them like there’s no tomorrow!  “Just tell me what to do and I’ll finally be….”  Yet perhaps it is best to begin at the very beginning – [...]

Be Invincible – In Christ Alone!

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  By Contributing Writer, Terry Covey You know, the older I get, the more I find that I’m not as invincible as I once thought.  Yep, I’m ‘vincible’!  Okay, so I looked it up, and it’s not a word – but hey, people are making up words all the time.  So today, I’m vincible! I’ve found [...]

Breaking the Mold For Raising Responsible Adults

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 By Contributing Writer, Terry Covey Our family’s style of raising responsible adults may be unique to many of you.  We strongly believe that a college education is not the only avenue to success for an adult.  Now don’t faint!  Please read on.  We have proof! None of our children have attended college, and yet, they are highly [...]

How *Not* To Home School

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By Contributing Writer, Terry Covey There are countless methods, styles, and curricula for successfully teaching our children at home.  And I could share some of those differing views, along with the benefits of various approaches, but just as I am prone to do, you might begin to question your own program or feel compelled to [...]