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Transitions

It’s August. Y’all know what that means, right? It means it’s still summer. Unfortunately, the school board seems to have a warped view of summer around here and we went back to school August 4. (For the love, I know!) So, what August really means in the Powell household is a time of transition. This …

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Real Deal – Meet Emily Powell

I want you to meet my friends, the contributors of this blog. They are the real deal. I didn’t ask them to be on here because they have the biggest following or the biggest book deals – I asked them because they are the real deal. Enjoy meeting Emily today! She’s our last one in this …

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Praying For Our Children

Jesus said “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.”  And then Mark goes on to say “And he took the children in his arms, put his hands on them and blessed them. (Mark 10:14,16) Out of the four gospel writers, …

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The Most Crazy Time of the Year

  Raise your hand if you agree with this statement. It’s the most wonderful crazy time of the year.   Thought so. Me too.   That is how I have felt all week long.  Aside from normal school and work, we have had Christmas pageant rehearsals, preparations for all kind of Christmas parties and events, Christmas …

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Striving to be Supermom

  Every year at this time, I start to think about my goals for the upcoming school year.  Often these goals fall along the lines of: “I’m going to be on time every day.” Or “I will pack nothing but healthy snacks.” Or “My children will do their homework every night.” Now, none of these …

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My Son WAS Being Bullied

Many of you read my previous post about the tough time my son was having in school this year. That post was not the end of the story though. One afternoon, soon after that post was written, Jack’s carpool dropped him off and he came flying up the front steps saying, “Mom! Mom! You’ll never …

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My Son is Being Bullied

  So, I’ll just go ahead and be upfront and honest about it.  My son is being bullied.   And it’s been going on for some time.  I didn’t even hear about it from my son.  I heard about it from the teacher.   When I first asked my son about it and he looked …

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