Let’s Talk Text Talk

Posted by Hallee on Mar 25, 2011 in Parenting, Raising boys, Raising girls, Raising teens

For four days in a row, I got a phone call from this number. Then I got a text (same number). The incoming texts are in green. My replies are in blue. I have changed nothing -no spelling, no grammar, no punctuation. This is over the course of two days.

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Creation: Facts that Support the Biblical Account III

Posted by Gregg on Mar 20, 2011 in apologetics, Christian Faith, Creation, homeschooling

The following are observed facts about nature and the universe that support the Biblical account of Creation. Note that these facts are held up by operational and empirical science.

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Seeds of Faith: A Reality Check for Christian Parents

Posted by Hallee on Mar 19, 2011 in Biblical womanhood, Christian Faith, converstations, Parenting, Raising girls, Raising teens

Ninety-five percent of women will have sex before they’re married. It doesn’t matter if they’re Christians devoted to purity or not. It means that if you had a church ladies’ group of one hundred women, only five of them were virgins on their wedding nights.

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Creation: Facts that Support the Biblical Account II

Posted by Gregg on Mar 13, 2011 in apologetics, Christian Faith, Creation, homeschooling

The following are observed facts about nature and the universe that support the Biblical account of Creation. Note that these facts are held up by operational and empirical science.

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Creation: Facts that Support the Biblical Account I

Posted by Gregg on Mar 6, 2011 in apologetics, Christian Faith, Creation, homeschooling

The following are observed facts about nature and the universe that support the Biblical account of Creation. Note that these facts are held up by operational and empirical science.

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Ronnie Wilson’s Gift

Posted by Hallee on Mar 5, 2011 in Christian Faith, homeschooling, Parenting, Stewardship

Halfway through, I could hardly speak because tears were clogging my throat. My 2-year-old looked up at me and said, “What’s wrong, Mommy?”

I could only say, “Nothing. I just love Jesus so much.”

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This Room is All Girl

Posted by Hallee on Mar 4, 2011 in Housekeeping, Life, Parenting, Raising girls, Raising teens

Like I said in my post on Tuesday, my dad was in town last weekend and helped me get twin beds in the boys’ room and a bigger bed put into Kaylee’s room.

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Expectations

Posted by Hallee on Mar 3, 2011 in Parenting, Raising boys, Raising girls, Raising teens

I read it kind of confused with myself. I’ve been a mother for nearly 14 years. Why didn’t I have anything worthwhile to add to the conversation? Then it occurred to me.

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Creation: A Brief Query

Posted by Gregg on Feb 27, 2011 in apologetics, Christian Faith, Creation, homeschooling

What living thing has ever created itself out of something that was not also living?

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Teen Pregnancy: Being Honest About the Options

Posted by Hallee on Feb 19, 2011 in Christian Faith, converstations, Parenting, Raising boys, Raising girls, Raising teens

The United States has the highest teen pregnancy rate than any other industrialized nation. In 2006, there were 750,000 teen pregnancies. One third of all end up pregnant before their 20th birthday.