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From the monthly archives:
September 2009
When I was in college and playing volleyball, our coach did something that has stuck with me all these years. We were on the road (in Texas, I think), and we were at a point in our season where we really needed to gel as a team and learn to trust and have faith in [...]
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Photo courtesy of http://www.flickr.com/photos/muha/1407401563/in/photostream/ I love quotes. Motivational quotes become my mantra that I can say over and over in my head whenever I am facing a difficult challenge or trying to reach a goal. The words don’t replace actions, but they can spur activity for me or keep me going sometimes. To me [...]
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Last night I got home late from an Arbonne party, and Jenna, my ten-year old, had a friend over to spend the night and they were still awake. I went up to check on them, and she wanted to read her speech to me that she had written. She loves the environment and animals, so [...]
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*On Casual Fridays, StrongMothers make recommendations about books, websites, movies, etc. We would love to hear your Casual Friday recommendations, too. The first recommendation is a blog by Cheryl at Moms In Need of Mercy. She says “I don’t want to be just a good mom–I want to be a great mom!” and we like that! Cheryl writes [...]
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Chris Tomlin’s song, How Great is Our God, is simple yet powerful. I hope you are inspired today by this video! How Great Is Our God The splendor of a King, clothed in majesty Let all the earth rejoice All the earth rejoice He wraps himself in Light, and darkness tries to hide And [...]
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In the pre-AP (pre-Advanced Placement) biology class that I teach, the students have been learning about macromolecules (proteins, carbohydrates, nucleic acids, and lipids). As part of their study, they performed a lab where they tested food items for the presence of starches, sugars, proteins, and lipids (fats/oils), and for the second part of the lab, they [...]
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When I was in middle school, I had a Sunday School Teacher at Eastdale Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama named Sandy Frederick. Mrs. Frederick took the time to share with me that my value was based on the constant truth that I belong to God – still the most valuable thing I have ever learned. [...]
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I have really begun to look forward to Saturdays. It’s a day off from work, it usually means watching a sporting event of one of my children, and on most Saturday nights we are with another family at our house or theirs. I have another reason to look forward to Saturdays, and that’s the StrongMothers [...]
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