Teaching Our Kids The Best Is Yet To Come.
As a parent, there’s no greater joy than watching the Spirit of God at work in the lives of our children.
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mommys15minutes
Sep 9, 20191 min
Christian Sister, It’s Time to Break Free.
Do you ever feel heavy? Not like a number-on-the-scale kind of heavy but rather a just-need-some-room-to-breathe kind of heavy. Like...
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mommys15minutes
Aug 2, 20192 min
To The New Girl On Campus As You Find Your Way.
Pack this note like a guidebook in your bag. Pull it out as you decorate your space. Read in between the lines and see if you can find...
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mommys15minutes
Dec 19, 20182 min
A Note To My Kindergartener’s Teacher at Christmas.
First of all, we made it! Here we all are, headed into winter break, having survived the shock of this brand new adventure. Those...
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mommys15minutes
Sep 25, 20183 min
A Letter To My Sons. A Reminder to Catch Fireflies.
My boys, I’m writing to you now, as I’ve done many times since you were born and even before. Love letters to echo across seasons and...
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mommys15minutes
May 31, 20183 min
Bringing Up Boys in a Bikini World.
From the start, I need to be clear. I’ve got Zero problems with bikinis. I own them. You and your daughters and your sisters likely do,...
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mommys15minutes
Jan 5, 20183 min
The Best Gift My Mother-In-Law Gave Me.
My Mother-In-Law is gifted at giving gifts. Each candy-coated holiday, birthday, Christmas celebration is packed with presents and...
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mommys15minutes
Sep 13, 20173 min
Struggles Of Being Mommy.
The morning was overcast and dark, yet I couldn’t find my sunglasses fast enough. I had my left hand on the steering wheel, digging...
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mommys15minutes
Sep 5, 20173 min
Mommy’s Lifesaver.
I had trouble sleeping last night, and 3am on found me wide awake. My mind was running too fast to slow down, and I picked up my phone...
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mommys15minutes
Aug 14, 20174 min
A Mom, A Bible & A Highlighter.
“It’s about to get real.” Have you ever caught yourself repeating those words? Maybe as the contractions quickened in the hospital or...
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mommys15minutes
Jun 27, 20173 min
A Lesson At The Playground.
“I’m proud of you,” I whisper into his three-year old ears as he falls asleep. So very proud. After the June sun set late tonight, sweaty...
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mommys15minutes
Mar 6, 20173 min
When Mommy Is Tired Of It.
I’m tired of it. I’m tired of all the fussing and all the sweeping and all the folding and refolding and folding some more. I’m tired of...
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mommys15minutes
Jan 31, 20173 min
Because I Said So.
The day started like others before. Potty time. Breakfast time. Sweeping up Cheerios. Lots and lots of Cheerios. TV watching, while...
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mommys15minutes
Jan 24, 20173 min
A Note To My Kids On Social Media.
You watch me scroll. You watch me smile or frown or yell for your Daddy to “Listen to this.“ I’ve hurt my neck looking down at it; I’ve...
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mommys15minutes
Jan 11, 20172 min
Mommy Confession: The Rules I Break.
Hi, my name is Jaclyn. And it’s time to fess up. So here goes– the Twitter version: I DO WHAT I TELL MY KIDS NOT TO DO. ALL THE TIME....
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mommys15minutes
Aug 25, 20163 min
Why Our Lives Don’t Revolve Around Chick-fil-A
As I start this post, I can still feel the “sticky” of the Polynesian sauce I didn’t fully get scrubbed off the kitchen table. That...
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mommys15minutes
May 24, 20164 min
The Problem With Double-Stuffed Oreos.
Today, I rewarded myself with FOUR Double-Stuffed Oreos, and I was “this close” to making it to five. Of no surprise, this treat took...
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mommys15minutes
Apr 18, 20164 min
The Kids Aren’t Mine.
A new post for anyone else who’s found mothering to be hard today. It’s 2pm, and all I hear are running feet and slamming doors… I don’t...
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mommys15minutes
Nov 1, 20153 min
Unwrapped.
The costumes are put away, and the pumpkin sits lonely and dark on the porch. I listen to the washing machine clean up the dirt carried...
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mommys15minutes
Jun 12, 20153 min
Girls And Our Pearls.
With a must-read scripture passage for all ladies. I’m in my 30s, which means I’ve lived through New Kids On The Block, their first...
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