Reaping What We Sow

When we faithfully instruct
our children in their daily routine,

we must remember that we can do this
 with feminine gentleness

 instead of brash harshness...

with His persuasive LOVE instead of destructive anger.

 And keep in mind that powerful truth--

that we will indeed reap
what we sow.

"Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows.  Whoever sows to please their flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction; whoever sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life.  Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up."

 -Galations 6:7-9

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Discontentment Over Expectations

Yesterday I ran across some wise words from a post Michelle Duggar  (19 Kids and Counting) shared just a few days ago. She emphasized how sometimes we can set such lofty goals and have great expectations that we can sin against others and live an angry life never being content with those around us and our circumstances. This is a very true reality for many women, they get caught up in the web of ungratefulness and discontentment and unwittingly tearing down their homes in the process.  Michelle shares her insightful experience here:

Michelle Duggar on Having 19 Kids and Zero Expectations

Are you struggling with expectations?

I hope you enjoy the article!

Related Resources:

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Grace for Moms

Moms, are you going through a difficult period in your life right now?

I know that many of you are.

Sometimes it is so hard for us to share--we are private about our pain.

The hurting pain that runs deep.

We suffer alone.

We try our best but always feel like we are failing on some end of the spectrum and sometimes we just feel like giving up.

You are not alone.

We sometimes put our focus on the things of this world that visually blur our focus on God.

Or try to find answers in those around us. 

We forget that there is a King and that there is grace.

There is healing from the pain, there is unbelievable healing that comes from the Healer himself. 

Will you accept it, dear friend?

Will you slow down, be still, and listen?

He has done it in my life, he has brought beauty out of ashes. Where the foundations were destroyed, He built a new strong tower brick-by-brick.

We do not have to be perfect in this life--we just need to open our hearts to receive His healing grace.

And remember that He is always there. 


If you are going through a difficult time right now, please leave a comment so we can pray for you.

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The Gentle Mother

Brothers, if someone is caught in a sin,

 you who are spiritual should restore him gently. 

But watch yourself, or you also may be tempted. 

Galations 6:1

How many times have you read this verse and thought perhaps more of church discipline or some other scenario?

Have you ever thought about this verse regarding your children?

Think of a time when your child was not listening to you--perhaps you were patient at the beginning when you corrected them. Then they did it again and again and again and AGAIN....

Now you are not so patient any more. In fact, you might be exasperated.

WHY is this child NOT listening???

So Momma gets impatient, and angry or mad. Her blood pressure begins to boil and she begins to raise her voice....and you and I both know what can happen from here.

But what if we restored him/her gently---how different that would be from the world. What a testimony of God's outpouring grace and love!

Restoring gently...just meditate on that for a minute. How would you want to be reproofed?

What do you prefer? Shall I come to you with a whip, or in love and with a gentle spirit?

1 Corinthian 4:21

Is your life characterized by a gentle spirit? Is it characterized by peace? This is how I want to be remembered by my children.


Yes, I will fail, and you will fail, but we will make this our goal. We will do our best to leave a godly legacy to our children even if we fall 1,000 times---a 1,000 times we will get up and try, TRY again.

Are you with me?

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Wise Hearts, Wise Tongues

Do you struggle with anger towards your children?

Nancy Wilson of Femina shares some wise words on anger:

"Now how can a sweet Christian woman get angry and say “evil” things to her children?

Does that mean she has “evil” in her heart?

Unfortunately, that’s what it means.

We all have evil in our hearts.

No one is good. 

So we all need gospel grace day in and day out..."

Read her article on 10 ways to have a wise tongue.




You can find great books by her HERE.



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The Nails

There once was a little boy who had a bad temper.

His Father gave him a bag of nails and told him that every time he lost his temper, he must hammer a nail into the back of the fence. The first day the boy had driven 37 nails into the fence. Over the next few weeks, as he learned to control his anger, the number of nails hammered daily gradually dwindled down. He discovered it was easier to hold his temper than to drive those nails into the fence.

Finally the day came when the boy didn't lose his temper at all.

He told his father about it and the father suggested that the boy now pull out one nail for each day that he was able to hold his temper. The days passed and the young boy was finally able to tell his father that all the nails were gone. The father took his son by the hand and led him to the fence He said, "You have done well, my son, but look at the holes in the fence. The fence will never be the same. When you say things in anger, they leave a scar just like this one. 

You can put a knife in a man and draw it out. It won't matter how many times you say "I'm sorry", the wound is still there.

A verbal wound is as bad as a physical one. 


Friends, let us all be wise and careful about the words that we share.

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Majoring In the Minors

Sometimes as a parent we are thrown off course and get too caught up by trying to adhere to high self made standards or those dictated by the professionals (magazines, books, etc.) when what we might really need to  focus on is the basics and what really counts.

Somehow we have a tendency to major in the minors----read this post and be blessed!

"Give Them What They Really Need"

Love it!

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The Beauty of Self Control

We all struggle with self control on many different levels, many especially with anger.

JR Miller had some thoughts on this:

"There are men who rule other men and cannot rule themselves.

They are victorious in battle, but they cannot control their own temper, restrain their own speech, or hold in calm quiet their own spirits.

There is nothing beautiful in such a life. Nothing more effectually mars a life than fretfulness, discontent, worry, impatience. Nothing is more pitiful than a life made to be strong, kingly, noble, calm, peaceful, but which is, instead, the play of every excitement, every temper, every resentment, every appetite and passion.

Someone says, “Alexander conquered all the world, except — Alexander.”

Not only is self control strong — it is also beautiful.
Anger is not beautiful. Ungoverned temper is not lovely.
 Rage is demonic.
But a spirit calm, strong, and unflustered, amid storms of feeling and all manner of disturbing emotions,
is sublime in its beauty.

“A temper under control,
a heart subdued into tenderness and patience,
a voice cheerful with hope, and a countenance bright with kindness,
are invaluable possessions to any man or woman.”

-JR Miller, The Beauty of Self-Control



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