Category: Mopping Up The Blessings Posts

  • Conscious Compassion

    There are days that I feel like I am rocking the homeschool mom life.  Kids are up early, eat a semi-healthy breakfast, and are ready to start school on time.  School work is done by 1:00pm and we spend the afternoon at the park having a picnic lunch and playing.  Other days the dog yaks…

  • Empty Pockets

    There are a lot of things that I may not be able to do, but the one thing I can do very well is to hold a grudge.  It’s not something that I am proud of, and God has really convicted me about it and has worked on me in this department. Several years ago,…

  • Directionally Challenged

    I have always heard that opposites attract and that is definitely the case in my marriage. When it comes to driving, people assume that since I am married to a truck driver that I have a great sense of direction. That assumption would be wrong, dead wrong!  Do not confuse me with road numbers or…

  • Salad Dressing

    I was very disappointed in myself when I realized that I was not the mom who makes her own salad dressing. That may sound a little crazy but let me explain.  I watched a youtube video of a mom who made all her food from scratch:  bread, pasta, salad dressing, etc.  She picked the apples…

  • Bravery

    Ladies, it’s war out there! We didn’t ask for it, we try to avoid it, but the closer we walk with God the harder the enemy will try to attack us, our marriages, our family, and our ministry. Ladies, God didn’t make us weak, He has shown us examples of strong women throughout the Bible for…