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Notes From the Parsonage

Notes From the Parsonage

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Category: Between Us

Posted on December 4, 2018May 18, 2019

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**This Giveaway is now Closed!** I told you guys it was going to be a Blessed Advent! Crossway is giving away 5 different Bibles to my readers this year! Merry Christmas to you! Five Bibles. Five Winners! You could win your own copy of The Story of Redemption Bible, The Archaeology Study Bible, The Illuminated …

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Lindsey Jane

Lindsey Jane

The pastor's wife is the homeschooling, crafty, reading, singing mama bear of eight awesome kids!

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Posting a completely unedited, makeup free selfie to highlight this Shiseido serum I received free to review. While I do think this serum is great and my skin looks great— I was already using a dupe when it arrived. If you’re wanting to spend a small fortune, the Shiseido is nice. But if you’re wanting to save, No.7 Lift and Firm serum feels almost the exact same on my skin and looks the same. #ultimune #ShiseidoSkincare #contest #complimentary @shiseido @Influenster
Daisy got a unicorn headband at church today (perks of church in a bowling alley) and she is just ecstatic about it. She hasn’t taken it off! It is the most magical thing ever! We love the staff at @starsandstrikes Dallas for adding a little magic to our week. If you want to join @faith_methodist for the next Pray and Play, we have it the first Sunday of the month! (Church followed by lunch every week! But game cards for kids after church on the first Sunday of the month.)
We have one single gladiolus blooming. (It is actually a glamini, which is a miniature version.) I wasn’t confident they would bloom this year. I just planted them in the spring. But I keep watering and keep leaving the rest up to God. There are another couple glaminis about to bloom and five full sized gladiolus about to bloom. Daisy enjoys admiring the garden, even when there isn’t much to admire. @kvanbourgondien #gladiolus #garden #workingonmygreenthumb #daisy #threeyearsold
“It’s just a phase.” I always hated when people said that to me. Want to know why? Because it keeps the perpetual mindset of having to “just get through “. And you know what comes after this phase? Another phase. I don’t want to live my life hunkering down to get through “this phase”. I want to live (and parent) intentionally— not trying to just “get through” it. Plus, as a mom of many, I’ll be in “this phase” plus seven more pretty much continuously for the foreseeable future. I just don’t want to wish my whole life away. I don’t want to wish their childhood away. I think the healthier way to look at it is that they are developing and growing. Instead of saying “this is a phase” saying “this is how they are developing right now”. It just changes the experience to embrace the process of growth, which isn’t always pretty and linear. Tantrums of toddlers go from “a phase” you’re enduring to a time when you know they’re figuring out their place and how much power they have. Instead of just trying to get through, you can actively help. Instead of seeing your teenager pressing the limits as “a phase”, you can see they’re working on defining themselves. Let’s not wish away the years. Let’s not try to run the clock out— it’ll do that on its own fast enough. Let’s embrace their childhood in all its stages. Let’s do what moms do and walk beside them as they grow— even when it is hard. #parenting #momlife #notaphase #momofmany
Sue Ellen (13 months) saw me putting away the Instacart order. She started yelling “burr” at me. When I grabbed the blackberries she yelled, “Yes!” Her communication skills are coming along. 😂 And she is a berry fiend. When she first started eating real food, she disliked raspberries and blackberries. Now, they’re her favorite. Well, watermelon is still her favorite, but berries are a close second. #babyeight #blackberries #thirteenmonths

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