It’s been a while since we’ve had a giveaway, and many of you just completed studying Psalm 118 with us at MamasRefill.com, so we would like to celebrate — just in time for Christmas! Answer one of the questions below in the comments, and you’ll have a chance to win one of the following prizes: 1. One-Year Gift Membership to the MamasRefill.com Bible Study site. Give a membership to a […]
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Child-Training Boot Camp 2 Begins on Sunday!
I love being outside, but I’m definitely not the athletic type. Gardening is my outdoor “sport” – a nice quiet form of exercise and relaxation that has helped provide food for us over the years while getting me outside to enjoy the sunshine. My very first garden was a whopper. I tried growing just about everything I could find in the Burpee’s seed catalog. I learned as I went, with […]
Read More →Child Training Boot Camp Is About to Begin!
Does parenting ever leave you feeling like you’re in a war zone (and you’re losing the battle)? Maybe it’s time for some encouragement! We start “Child Training Boot Camp” on Thursday, February 1 and I would love for you to join us! Even if you’ve done the study before, the refresher will be a good reminder of things that are all too easy to forget while we’re in the trenches! We’ll be […]
Read More →Study with Me at Mama’s Refill This Coming Year!
I’ve loved studying with all of you over this past year! I continue to learn and to be encouraged as part of the Busy Mamas Bible study group. Five days from now, we’re taking Busy Mamas studies to a new level with MamasRefill.com! You will be able to start any of our 15+ Bible studies at any time You’ll have new tools to track your progress, You can get any study […]
Read More →Thirty Days in James 1, Day 18: Illustrations
Every trial we face in life is not only an opportunity to move forward; it’s also an opportunity to go backwards. We can either persevere and move forward toward maturity when we fall into trials, or we can move away from God, away from growth, and away from blessing, as we give in to despair or bitterness. Verse 12, with its promised crown of life for those who love God, […]
Read More →Thirty Days in James 1, Day 17: Love
James opens his letter, helping us see that God wants to bless us with growth and maturity when we encounter trials. “The trying of your faith works patience.” Now, as we reach verse 12, we see once again that God wants to bless us through our trials, this time with future rewards. “…when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life, which God has promised to […]
Read More →Thirty Days in James 1, Day 10: Endurance
Trials test our faith. Our response to them shows whether we actually believe and trust God, or if we only say that we do. They help us see what we really believe. But God is not like one of those teachers who makes a test as difficult as possible to see how many people will fail it. He’s not giving us a test to see if we pass or fail. […]
Read More →30 Days in James 1, Day 1: Let’s Begin!
Are you ready to spend the next thirty days (or more, if you choose) in James 1? I’m excited! We have so much to look forward to as we study together! When Jesus became a man and lived a perfect life, dying on the cross to pay the penalty for sin that we could never pay, and rising from the dead to conquer sin and death, He accomplished far more […]
Read More →New Study on James 1 Starts November 1!
I have a very vivid memory of stepping into the shower — my alone-space where maybe I could think two coherent thoughts in a row — in total despair over some end-of-my-rope issue with some under-age-five child. He (or possibly she, I don’t remember which child it was, but I can make a pretty good guess) was clearly resistant to any approach we had tried while addressing his (or her) […]
Read More →How to Follow the Study on Diligence and Laziness without an Instagram Account
Several of you have asked if you might receive the lessons for our current mini-study on diligence and laziness via email. Unfortunately, this shorter study is not available by email. However, you do have some other options: If you look to the right on this post, in the sidebar of this blog site, you should be able to see the four most recent posts from our Instagram account. If you […]
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