Megan Breedlove
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Uncover Your Gift From God
It’s not that Ellie doesn’t have a regular bedtime or a regular bedtime routine. It’s not that she doesn’t have enough hours available to her for sleep. It’s just that sometimes she doesn’t sleep well, and she winds up going through the next day tired. We were discussing exactly this on the way home from …
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Are You Asking God for The Right Thing?
You know how sometimes when you’re reading the Bible, you read a story you’ve read or heard millions of times before, but all of a sudden God shows you something different from it? Let me share with you the amazing thing He showed me when this happened to me recently. I was studying …
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Dig Deep Into God When You’re Sliding Downhill
Yesterday morning, I took Lindsey sledding. (The other kids didn’t want to go.) This is a big deal for us, because we have sledding weather exactly—well, almost never. But a few days ago, we had an ice storm, and now the ground is covered with ice, and has been for the past few days. …
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Moms: God Is Proud of You
Yesterday morning, as she does every Sunday morning, Lindsey (7.5 years old) got herself dressed for church. She chose a red and black plaid dress and her black shoes and put them on. And then she did her hair. When I saw her, she had two ponytails, one on each side of her head. …
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Anointed for Motherly Ministry
Two days ago, I threw a birthday party for a king. Nobody saw Him, but He was there. He really enjoyed the results of the time and effort I had put into the party. He loved the gifts and the games. And He laughed with us as we took turns beating the piñata with a …
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When God Says ‘Be It Done for You’
You know how sometimes when you’re reading the Bible, you read a story you’ve read or heard millions of times before, but all of a sudden God shows you something different from it? Let me share with you the amazing thing He showed me when this happened to me recently. I was studying …
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Moms, Don’t Quit
Our family loves to play games. Some of our favorite times have come as we’ve played together, laughing and loving and being silly. One particular night not long ago, we decided to play animal charades. It was Ellie’s first turn, and she was crawling on all fours across the living room floor. Or maybe …
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How God Labors to Parent His Children
Maybe your labor in bringing your child into your home began with contractions. Maybe it began with filling out agency paperwork. Maybe you labored in having to recover from a planned C-section (as I did four out of five times). Whatever the case, you labored to bring your child into your home. And …
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Is Your Toddler the Next Great Revivalist?
Before I became a parent, I was pretty sure that training and disciplining a child would be easy. My child would do A, I would calmly respond with a well-thought-out and right-on-target B, and I would get result C—cheerful obedience or successful completion of the task. For the more stubborn issues, the process might repeat …
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A Lesson About God’s Love From a Child
Two years ago, my children and I attended a birthday party for one of Kenny’s friends. At the time, Ellie was 4, Kenny was 2, and Lindsey was 1. Ellie was excited about going to the party, but not just because it was a birthday party. Ellie knew the birthday boy’s older sister, Stephanie, would …
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Loving Your Children When You Want to Scream
I love my kids. I love spending time with them, and I love being a stay-at-home mom. But sometimes…I find myself wishing. I wish…he would be more interested in using the potty. I wish…she would stop deconstructing the house every time I turn around. I wish…he would stop whining. I …
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Take the Time to Know the Heart of God
Eighteen years and a couple months ago, the man who is now my husband asked me for a date. I accepted his invitation because he seemed like a nice guy, and I thought it would be fun to get to know him better. (Plus, he was cute!) We went out to eat at a barbecue …
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A Lesson From God While Mowing the Lawn
Recently, I was having a stressful day. I had some things on my mind, and I was tired of doing child care. I told my husband I needed a break. He went outside and came back in a half-hour later. “I weed-eated around the fence line, the shed, the swing set and everything else out …
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Discover God’s Love for You
Shortly before my first child was born, I quit work to begin staying home. When she arrived, at 6 pounds, 5 ounces of precious perfection, I was thrilled. All the effort that had formerly gone into my career, I now put into my relationship with my daughter and being the best mom I could be. …
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When God Delays His Arrival
When I was single, and even when I was married with no children, going shopping and having it be a treat meant that I’d get to buy some nonessentials and go places I didn’t have to go. After we began having children, a shopping treat meant getting to go to absolutely essential places all by …
