Please help me welcome Renee from Joyful Mom–in everything give thanks! I’m so excited to have her on the Help Meet Corner team, she will be our Home Schooling Mom Contributor! Renee is passionate about living her life with intention. She inspires and encourages women to find their authentic…
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Are We Commissioned Missionaries?
Throughout the years, our kids have had the opportunity to hear missionaries share their vision and experiences and it’s always gotten them excited. It would be thrilling to take a missions trip to an unknown place and experience new things while sharing the gospel with others. Practically though, it’s not…
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The Privilege of Training a Child
“These commandments that I give you today are to be on your hearts. Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home, when you walk along the road, when you lie down, and when you get up” (Deuteronomy 6:6-7). I recently had the privilege of…
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A Mission Minded Heart
This Help Meet Corner series is so close to my heart!! So here’s a peek into where my heart is directed right now and looking forward into the future. Recently I shared how I planned to have my children more involved in missions this year. The plans haven’t changed, but I’m…
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How to Go On a Summer Trip Without Ever Leaving Your House with Wisdom Wednesday Link Up
If you’d like to read this inspiring post, please stop by our new blog, Marriage Motherhood and Missions here to read it. Your mission field is your neighborhood; the harvest field consists of those you come in contact with everyday. Your Hosts …
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A Perspective on Serving
Before I became a mom, for that matter before I got married, I enjoyed going out into the community and serving. I spent years serving in my local children’s hospital, every Saturday morning, I would go in and rock the babies who parents couldn’t be there. It felt good to help, I…
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Families & Missions: Operation G-Force
When I read this month’s topic for Misty’s blog, Families and Missions, I was rather excited. If you have been reading the Barefoot Hippie Girl for any length of time, you know we spent a month on a “mission” trip earlier this year. (here, here, and here) It rocked our…
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Slow Summer
Our summers are very laid back, due to the commitments we typically have throughout the school year. I love that the kiddos spend their days playing using their imaginations. We also spend a lot of time together as a family, whether it be having a BBQ and eating on the…
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Being Intentional About Summer
One thing that can’t be said for summer is that it isn’t busy. It is a different busy than the school year, but it is still busy. Last week, I wrote a vastly popular (insert unladylike snort) post entitled 20 Inexpensive Summer Date Ideas. I mentioned in that post that reconnecting…
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Indoor Summer Family Fun ~ Carnival Games
It’s easy to find fun summer family activities for bright and sunny days—but what about those rainy ones where it’s too soggy to go outside? We like to make up fun games to play indoors. Sometimes we even get great snacks to go along with them! One day we had…