The Book – Just A Mom

Chapter 18 – How will I handle the future…

Me and my kids

Serenity Prayer God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; courage to change the things I can; and wisdom to know the difference. Living one day at a time; Enjoying one moment at a time; Accepting hardships as the pathway to peace; Taking, as He did, this sinful world as it [...]

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Chapter 17 – Never forget that God is with you…

I often feel God

“Be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power” Ephesians 10 : 6     Hey God, its me Lori, Please help me to know that no matter how trying life becomes you will always be there for me to lean on.  That even the most difficult times will pass.

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Chapter 16 – What should you do with your gifts…

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“What good is it, my brothers, if a man claims to have faith but has no deeds? Can such faith save him?  Suppose a brother or sister is without clothes and daily food.  If one of you says to him, “go, I wish you well; keep warm and well fed,” but does nothing about his [...]

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Chapter 15, Is our identity integrated with our career or is our career our identity

Like the dolls there are so many facets of who a mom really is.

“Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.” Philippians 3: 14     Hey God, It’s me Lori, Am I just a mom or do I have a purpose that encompasses mom and so [...]

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Chapter 14 – God has called me, He is calling you…

God has called me to love every picture my children create for me.  Spencer drew these mountains just for his mom, that

 The Summons Will you come and follow me If I but call your name? Will you go where you don’t know and never be the same? Will you let my love be shown, Will you let my life be grown In you and you in me? Will you leave yourself behind if I but call [...]

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Chapter 13, Spread a Little God…

Can you see Christ in her eyes?  He is smiling right through them.

Chapter 13 “You are the light of the world.  A city set on a mountain cannot be  hidden.  Nor do they light a lamp and then put it under a bushel basket;   it is set on a lampstand, where it gives light to all  in the house. Just so, your light must shine before others, that [...]

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Chapter 12, Less is so much more…

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Then he said to them, “Watch out!  Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; a man’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions” Luke 15:12   Hey God it’s me Lori, It’s so easy to get caught up in the wants of this world.  Please help me to always know [...]

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Chapter 11, Balance as a mom, is it even possible…

My kids trying to balance on see saws at the playground

As Jesus and his disciples were on their way, he came to a village where a woman named Martha opened her home to him.  She had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet listening to what he said.  But Martha was distracted by all the preparations that had to be made.  She [...]

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Chapter 10 Having it all……

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“Lost in this moment with you I am completely consumed.  Watching all my dreams come true.  Lost in this moment with you.” -Keith Anderson   Hey God, It’s me Lori, Thank you, Thank you, Thank you for my life and my children. You have given me everything I have ever dreamed of and so much [...]

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About The Book – Just A Mom

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