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“One of the central marks of the Christian famil

“One of the central marks of the Christian family is that Christ is the center of daily life.”- Jason
Helopoulos

For us, family worship is part of daily making Christ the center of our home.

About 10 years ago, we were introduced to the rich treasure of Scriptural truth in song form through hymns.

If you’re like me and didn’t grow up in the Church or aren’t familiar with hymns, be sure to check out my stories for two books we use.

These books not only help us learn the hymns but the trials that birthed the rich declarations of God’s character and nature.

All I can do is pray..... 🙏🏽I’ve been gui

All I can do is pray.....

🙏🏽I’ve been guilty of letting that thought form into words that escaped from my lips.

🙏🏽 As if prayer is some sort of last resort, a white flag of surrender if you will. Something to do once I’ve tried everything else.

🙏🏽 The gift, and power of this means of grace...seems to be desperately needed in an age when we can do so much “thumb-vocating” as we type out captions on social media.

🙏🏽 And while there is certainly a need to use our voice to fight against injustice and the ills that plague our hearts and our world.

🙏🏽 My prayer for myself and for the Church is that what seems easy (using our thumbs) would not overshadow the gift and mandate we’ve been given of communing, communicating and partner with God through persistent prayer.

🌿We all start somewhere..... 🌿And for me, m

🌿We all start somewhere.....

🌿And for me, my official Montessori journey began when this little one, Mr.T was just 2 years old.

🌿He was born 10 weeks premature and while we rejoice that he had no clinical delays, at the age of 2 he spoke very little.

🌿Yet, I could see the wonder in his eyes and the yearning to communicate.

🌿Not having experienced this with any of my other children, I really believe it was providential that I “stumbled” across the Montessori Method here on IG.

🌿Being a research nerd, I dove in eager to learn, understand and implement these principles as a means to help my son.

🌿And if you’re in the same boat that I was in just 3 short years ago; learning how to do something new,may I offer a few encouraging words:

1. Your journey doesn’t have to look like someone else’s in order for your child to thrive.

2. Focusing on what you have will always be more fruitful than dwelling on what you lack.

🌿So tell me, what’s encouraged you as you learn something new?

365 days......... 🌸365 days of getting to hold

365 days.........

🌸365 days of getting to hold, nurture and watch her grow.

🌸Countless sleepless nights, diapers changed and prayers whispered as I gazed in wonder and thankfulness at the face of this little person I carried inside of me for 9 months.

🌸Happy 1st Birthday to my sweet, spunky, inquisitive, observant & persistent baby girl!

🌸PS—if you’ve followed me for a while you know that I’ve chosen not to share my children’s names online.

🌸I haven’t decided if I want to refer to her as PJ (some of the initials in her name), Baby Girl, Ms.Pretty or something else that can grow with her....what nickname do you think suits her?

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