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Author Archives: Noelene
TALKING ABOUT MOTHERHOOD……………..
Seeing as this is a site about ‘growing into motherhood’ I could not resist posting pictures of one very proud mother (and father)! Their babies are 17 days old today. Two look like their mom, Snowy, and the other three … Continue reading
A PRAYING GRANDMOTHER IS A WONDERFUL THING TO HAVE!
“One of my most influential ancestors from my mother’s side of the family was a great-grandmother who spent many hours on her knees praying for her unborn grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She liked to imagine her prayers were bricks in a … Continue reading
MARRIAGE AND A SILVER TEA POT
Marriage is made up of many different components. I chose the word component deliberately as the dictionary states it is a ‘constituent part or aspect of something more complex” and if something is complex it is made up of various … Continue reading
Posted in Marriage, Parenthood
Tagged compromising, God, good examples, grace, Love, Relationships
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BABY RABBITS ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR, FIVE ……….A POST JUST TO SHARE HOW AMAZING NATURE AND GOD IS!
Once again I stand in awe and amazement at how great our God is. We have recently had five new additions to our family. On the 16th September our dwarf rabbit gave birth to five little rabbits! We got Snowflake … Continue reading
MIXED MARRIAGES and God’s Family – (This was originally posted on ‘noelenesite’)
In Psalm 127 it says “children are a gift from the Lord – they are a blessing”. In spiritual terms a gift means any endowment that comes through God’s grace. This means that each one of us started our lives as a … Continue reading
Posted in God, Love, Mixed marriages, Racialism
Tagged grace, Relationships, respect, restoration, self-worth
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THE HARDEST THING ABOUT BEING A MOTHER
One of the hardest things for me as a mother is the fact that I sometimes struggle to not allow my children’s attitudes to rob me of my own joy of living. Their times of moodiness, their fighting, their lack of showing … Continue reading
Posted in Children, God, Jesus, Love, Motherhood
Tagged burdens, grace, thanklessness, unhappiness
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HOW QUICKLY WE FORGET……..FOR ALL THE MOTHERS OUT THERE!
This was originally posted on ‘noelenesite’ – I am re-posting on ‘growing into motherhood’ (Please note: names have been changed to toddler and child and children to protect their identities!!) This morning I came across a journal entry that I … Continue reading
Posted in Children, Growing pains, Love, Motherhood
Tagged anger, burdens, Children, Discipline, guilt, Parenthood, unhappiness
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WHY ARE YOU DOWNCAST, O MY SOUL?
This morning I woke up carrying the world upon my shoulders with David’s refrain running through my mind “why are you downcast, O my soul? Why so disturbed within me?” (Psalm 42:5). I made myself a cup of coffee and … Continue reading
Posted in Children, God, Love, Motherhood, Parenthood
Tagged Discipline, good examples, grace, living, respect, thankfulness, unhappiness, worry
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Keys for Parents and Teens*
Definitely a post worth re-blogging. I am the mother of an almost 19 year old, a 17 year old and a 12 year old. I think for me the main thing I am learning is to ‘choose my battles’! That, … Continue reading
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UNDER A JUNIPER TREE 