On August 1, 2000....15 years ago....my husband went away.
He didn't leave us. He wasn't dead.
He was hired by the State of Illinois, Illinois Department of Corrections specifically and left to do his 6 weeks of academy training. He would go to the academy very early Monday morning and come back to us on Friday night.
This was just the beginning of a 3 year separation for us. Why? Because the prison he was hired to work at was 3 hours away from our home and rather than remove us from our family and friends, he opted to work "away" while the boys and I remained behind. When he accepted the position we were told that he could transfer to an institution closer to home in 18 months but the state of Illinois froze transfers so it was almost 3 years before he came home.
Let that soak in.
When he left that August morning, we had 2 sons. Lee was almost 3 and Greg was 4 months old. Explaining to a 3 year old that the daddy he adored wasn't coming home that night, or the next or the next was excruciating. He didn't understand. He would cry for the first 2 days and almost every night at bedtime. Greg was spared that for the most part, as an infant, but had colic that started about the time Norman left. He would scream for hours every night. Hours. For weeks. Greg also got severely car sick. Norman wasn't allowed to drive himself to the academy so I drove 4 hours on Monday morning to drop him off and 4 hours every Friday afternoon to pick him up. For 6 weeks. My parents are farmers and this was their busy season so for the majority of the time I would drive a Geo Metro 2 hours each way with at least 1 screaming kid. Twice a week. Sometimes I would have a panic attack on Friday mornings just anticipating the drive.
But it was worth it....because we were going to get Daddy.
After the 6 weeks, Norman started his employment at Dwight Correctional Center. He stayed in some employee dorms on the ground of Pontiac Correctional Center. He would drive himself up and back on his "Monday" and "Friday" (which were never actually Monday or Friday). This left me with no vehicle. If I was desperate I would borrow a vehicle from my parents. We did all errands and shopping when Daddy was home.
For years we would celebrate birthdays, Christmas, Thanksgiving on whatever nearby day Daddy was home. That's probably why we don't have all these traditions in our family regarding holidays....sometimes they were celebrated a week early or a week late....but we made the best of each situation....being so thankful for the days that we were together.
I don't think people understand how hard this was on me. I became mom and dad 5-6 days a week. I suffered from depression before but I also had to deal with severe anxiety. Some days I would just huddle in bed and cry. I laugh when people say that they can't be as strong as me. I wasn't strong. I was a mess. But I did what I had to do.....
Why? Because although I missed him terribly and the workload/responsibilities were huge, I was at home. I was in a familiar town/area with my family and friends. If I had an accident I could call someone. If I was so lonely I just couldn't handle it, I had family I could visit (some of them literally saved me). I kissed my kids good night before bed every single night. Norman was in an unfamiliar town. He did make friends but it took some time. I can't imagine how hard it was for him to be away from the boys. That ache had to almost drive him to insanity somedays. I do know he worked a lot of overtime while he was up there. He said it helped the days go faster.
He thanked me yesterday, for not making it harder for him than it was. You see, I never once complained. I never told him how much we would cry while he was gone. I put on my smiley happy face when he was home (because we were so happy that he was home!) and a cheerful voice into every phone call. I determined early on that I was not going to make this any harder for him than it already was. Was there anything that he could do about the crying boys? The days my heart broke and I spent the whole day in bed? Sure there was. If he knew, he would have quit his job. The best job he had ever had. He would have come home to us. Because that is what he would have given anything to do. But he knew he had a responsibility to provide well for us and this was the path that God had given him to do it. So he stayed at Dwight and I kept my mouth shut.
I look back now and wonder how many women realize the responsibility they have in their marriage to make things just a smidge easier for their husbands. Do you really need to complain when he works overtime again? Or should you be thankful that he is providing? Should you lay out all your problems at his feet? Or should you suck it up and remember that it isn't his job to be your everything.....it is God's?
You see, those sacrifices we made those years enabled Norman to find fulfillment in a job he enjoys. He makes a wage that enables me to be home, to educate the kids and kiss the booboos and give the lovings that children need and have to get from others when both parents are employed. I'm not saying I don't wish there had been another way, but there wasn't. Sometimes you must just accept the way things are and make the very best out of them. Doing that shouldn't make it harder on the other person.
As I look back, I recognize some things that did help me cope during those long days, weeks, months and years.
1. Focus on TODAY. If today is Monday and Norman just left, I wouldn't dwell on how many days it would be until he got home. I would decide what I was going to do that morning, what I was fixing for lunch, what I was doing that afternoon, what I was fixing for supper, what books we would read or movies we would watch at bedtime. Do that the next day, and the next day and the next.
2. Find a confidant. I've never said that you should keep all your feelings bottled up. I've only said that you shouldn't burden your husband with them. Find a FEMALE friend or two to confide in when you just need to vent. It happens. Find someone that will ENCOURAGE you to keep on keeping on. Nobody is meant to do everything alone. I've offered to be that person for several people. I hope that someday they take me up on the offer.
3. Get out of the house. I spent part of the time Norman worked away with no vehicle. Having no vehicle doesn't mean that you have to sit in the house and brood all day. Go for a walk. Plant flowers. Enjoy nature. If you are blessed enough to live in town, walk to a library or park or coffeeshop. Even 30 minutes a day can improve your outlook on life. I tried to go on a walk every day I could, weather permitting. Once I had a vehicle, we would drive into town one day a week for lunch and a trip to the library. I tried to make it mid-week so that it broke up the time that dad was away a little. Schedule play dates if you have little kids. It takes effort. I'm an introvert so doing these things sometimes took a lot out of me, but in the end I needed the adult interaction and the kids needed fun things to do.
4. Find a hobby. You might not have much time. I get that. Find something that you enjoy doing and carve out 30 minutes for it. I read, knit and blog. I did cross stitch for years and I also sew (sometimes I enjoy it, sometimes I don't). Do you garden? Lift weights? Fix things? Scrapbook? Play an instrument? Don't know? Then go get some books from the library. You might find some new things that interest you. When Norman worked away I learned to knit, canned my own food, had a garden, read lots of books, did cross stitch and started writing (in a journal because blogging wasn't a thing yet).
5. Try to keep Daddy days fun. This one is hard and might not always happen but it is so important. If your husband is only home 1 or 2 days a week or worse, a month, then it is important that the time be as enjoyable for everyone as possible. We would go into town, have lunch at Bonanza and then do grocery shopping. Every week. The employees at Bonanza knew our orders. We would have so much fun and get errands done and it was special time with the kids. We would spend time with Norman's mom (she missed him too).
6. Have a set routine on the day Daddy leaves. This is important. Especially with little kids, but I think that it is useful for wives as well. We would get up and do the same things every day daddy left. The routine was comforting for the kids and helped with their anxiety and the tears that tended to take place. It was easier for everyone.
We are in a slightly different place now. Those 2 little boys are almost all grown up (18 and 15). We have 2 new little ones (7 and 5). My husband works at Robinson Correctional Center now and works a lot of overtime. The thing with overtime is that you don't always know when that will happen. So I mark time by a clock. Norman will call by 2 if he is staying late at work that day. I rarely plan my evening until I know what he will be up to. The kids have learned to be flexible. I have to take on farm responsibilities and parenting responsibilities. I make a lot more decisions than I would like because I am the one home most often. I think that the early years prepared me for this. I'm very flexible. Evenings are lonely, but we have a sort of routine for when Daddy works late. I usually get more of "my" projects done when Daddy works late. We make the best of the situation.
In the end, that's all you can do. Complaining and whining don't help but you can help yourself (and your husband/children) make the best of a difficult situation. As the wife and mother, you set the tone for the home, so set a positive, joyful tone. You won't regret it, I promise.
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Thursday, August 27, 2015
Thursday, August 20, 2015
I Peter 3:1-2
This is my life verse:
You see, I was a rebellious 18 year old once. I was frustrated with the rules my parents had and searching for my place in the world. I met a boy, who defied all convention.....a wild one and I was smitten. 3 months later, he proposed and I said yes. 3 months after that we were married.
Sometime that first year of marriage, I realized something wasn't right. I don't remember being taught in church about being "unequally yoked". Rarely did fathers come to church...just some older men, younger boys. So I really didn't understand the full implication of what I had done.
We had a son. I muddled along. Fought depression constantly. My husband was doing lots of stuff that wasn't right, was far from right....some I knew about and some I probably should have known about.....but we had a son. I was stubborn. I didn't want him to grow up without his father. I didn't want to be a single mom.
While pregnant with our 2nd son, we got internet. A whole new world was opening up to me. I began researching homeschooling and learned about submission. At some point, while I was searching, a godly woman told me about I Peter 3:1-2.
I'm so grateful that she did. You see, so many people, even in the church, were telling me to leave. I didn't "deserve" to be married to a non-Christian, I "deserved" better. My son "deserved" better.
Staying was the hard choice but I clung to those verses. I prayed and prayed about God using me to impact Norman's life in some way. Somehow, Lord, use me!
Those years were rough. I endured anger and verbal abuse. I suffered from severe postpartum depression after the birth of our second son. Norman got a great job, that required him to work away from us 5 days a week. My "support system" wasn't always supportive. The depression segued into anxiety.
Some weeks were a nightmare. I won't lie. I didn't always know what to expect from my husband. However, the good days began to slowly outweigh the bad. He cleaned up his life, left that evil life behind. My husband began to focus more on his family. It was slow and some days I couldn't see a light at the end of my tunnel. I had to die to myself and realize that I might never see the fruits of my work here......maybe it would be my children or grandchildren. I spent hours on my knees in prayer. I sought godly counsel, privately, when situations arose that I couldn't emotionally deal with alone.
You see, in our culture, it is much more popular to throw in the towel. Sticking it out isn't the popular choice, even in the church. Women in difficult situations are encouraged the cut their losses and move on.
But is that really what God wants us to be doing?
Over the years, we've been put in a myriad of difficult situations. The lessons that God taught me so many years ago have helped me weed out the unbiblical advice and "cleave" to my husband through it all. Sometimes that meant taking sides. Sometimes against my family.
God designed marriage as a partnership. That partnership doesn't work unless both people are committed. Committed people don't consider leaving as an option. Just having that mindset changes the way a person deals with situations that arise. If you are committed to your marriage then you are forced to work things out. You are forced to learn conflict resolution. You have to forgive, forget and move on. Humility is learned; I didn't always have to be right. We learned to work together. We learned each other's strengths and weaknesses. We learned to appreciate our differences.
This took YEARS. It's not a quick process. I had to change ME, not him. God did the work in him (I will never take the credit for that).
Nowadays, my husband sits beside me in church. We pray together. We discuss the word of God.
I see God's hand in my marriage every day. I couldn't have stayed without God staying right there next to me the whole time. He gave me strength I didn't have. Just when I thought I couldn't do one more day, He was right there to comfort me.
We really don't fight now. I can truly say that we are one. We are a team, working together to mold our lives into God's will for us. We raise a family, together, with little in the way of outside support.
We still struggle, disagree and act in un-lovely ways toward each other. We are sinners, saved by grace. The worst might not be behind us, but God is with us. He's got this and we are committed to each other and to Him. May God have all the glory.
If you find yourself in an "unequally yoked" marriage and want to talk about it, I'm happy to spend some time with you. Leave me your email address in the comments and I'll get back to you as soon as I can. God wants to be glorified through your marriage, just like He is in mine!
I Peter 3:1-2
In the same way, you wives must accept the authority of your husbands. Then, even if some refuse to obey the Good News, your godly lives will speak to them without any words. They will be won over by observing your pure and reverent lives. (NLT)
You see, I was a rebellious 18 year old once. I was frustrated with the rules my parents had and searching for my place in the world. I met a boy, who defied all convention.....a wild one and I was smitten. 3 months later, he proposed and I said yes. 3 months after that we were married.
Sometime that first year of marriage, I realized something wasn't right. I don't remember being taught in church about being "unequally yoked". Rarely did fathers come to church...just some older men, younger boys. So I really didn't understand the full implication of what I had done.
We had a son. I muddled along. Fought depression constantly. My husband was doing lots of stuff that wasn't right, was far from right....some I knew about and some I probably should have known about.....but we had a son. I was stubborn. I didn't want him to grow up without his father. I didn't want to be a single mom.
While pregnant with our 2nd son, we got internet. A whole new world was opening up to me. I began researching homeschooling and learned about submission. At some point, while I was searching, a godly woman told me about I Peter 3:1-2.
I'm so grateful that she did. You see, so many people, even in the church, were telling me to leave. I didn't "deserve" to be married to a non-Christian, I "deserved" better. My son "deserved" better.
Staying was the hard choice but I clung to those verses. I prayed and prayed about God using me to impact Norman's life in some way. Somehow, Lord, use me!
Those years were rough. I endured anger and verbal abuse. I suffered from severe postpartum depression after the birth of our second son. Norman got a great job, that required him to work away from us 5 days a week. My "support system" wasn't always supportive. The depression segued into anxiety.
Some weeks were a nightmare. I won't lie. I didn't always know what to expect from my husband. However, the good days began to slowly outweigh the bad. He cleaned up his life, left that evil life behind. My husband began to focus more on his family. It was slow and some days I couldn't see a light at the end of my tunnel. I had to die to myself and realize that I might never see the fruits of my work here......maybe it would be my children or grandchildren. I spent hours on my knees in prayer. I sought godly counsel, privately, when situations arose that I couldn't emotionally deal with alone.
You see, in our culture, it is much more popular to throw in the towel. Sticking it out isn't the popular choice, even in the church. Women in difficult situations are encouraged the cut their losses and move on.
But is that really what God wants us to be doing?
Over the years, we've been put in a myriad of difficult situations. The lessons that God taught me so many years ago have helped me weed out the unbiblical advice and "cleave" to my husband through it all. Sometimes that meant taking sides. Sometimes against my family.
God designed marriage as a partnership. That partnership doesn't work unless both people are committed. Committed people don't consider leaving as an option. Just having that mindset changes the way a person deals with situations that arise. If you are committed to your marriage then you are forced to work things out. You are forced to learn conflict resolution. You have to forgive, forget and move on. Humility is learned; I didn't always have to be right. We learned to work together. We learned each other's strengths and weaknesses. We learned to appreciate our differences.
This took YEARS. It's not a quick process. I had to change ME, not him. God did the work in him (I will never take the credit for that).
Nowadays, my husband sits beside me in church. We pray together. We discuss the word of God.
I see God's hand in my marriage every day. I couldn't have stayed without God staying right there next to me the whole time. He gave me strength I didn't have. Just when I thought I couldn't do one more day, He was right there to comfort me.
We really don't fight now. I can truly say that we are one. We are a team, working together to mold our lives into God's will for us. We raise a family, together, with little in the way of outside support.
We still struggle, disagree and act in un-lovely ways toward each other. We are sinners, saved by grace. The worst might not be behind us, but God is with us. He's got this and we are committed to each other and to Him. May God have all the glory.
If you find yourself in an "unequally yoked" marriage and want to talk about it, I'm happy to spend some time with you. Leave me your email address in the comments and I'll get back to you as soon as I can. God wants to be glorified through your marriage, just like He is in mine!
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
For Women Only - For Men Only Review and GIVEAWAY
***I received these products for free in exchange for a fair review as part of the Gabby Moms review program.***
For Women Only: What You Need to Know About the Inner Lives of Men by Shaunti Feldhan is a comprehensive book about MEN. Not how to be a better wife, persay, but how men work and what you can do with that information to benefit your marriage. Shaunti surveyed THOUSANDS of men (Christian, non-Christian, married, unmarried) and then compiled statistical data about how they feel about many situations. Not just how they feel, but how they react and WHY. I WISH I had this little gem 17 years ago.
Now, I know a lot of you are saying "why should I change?". Let me clue you into something....you can only change you. You can't change anyone else. This book gets results if you implement Shaunti's suggestions, even with no changes from your boyfriend/husband at all.
HOWEVER, Shaunti and her husband Jeff Feldhahn went a step further and wrote For Men Only: A Straighforward Guide to the Inner Lives of Women. Using the same procedures for the this book; talking to married women, un-married women, Christian and non-Christian women the Feldhahn's have discovered why women tick the way we do and what men can do about it.
All these years my husband has tried to convince me that I was "different" and what I felt was wrong or abnormal......however, I fell right into the common group of women! Ha! I knew I couldn't be so different. Jeff makes women completely understandable! See we aren't so difficult :)
You can get the kindle versions of these books for $9.99 on Amazon right now.
Wanna watch a video of Shaunti? Here ya go!
Lorrie Flem is giving away a copy of the DVD set of the For Only series....check out her blog at Randy's Rib to enter from June 17-21st.
Need more encouragement? Sign up for Lorrie's free newsletter HERE.
NOW: I have a set of these books to giveaway. I don't have any idea what to do with Rafflecopter or any of those things so please comment to my blog if you want to enter and I will randomly choose a winner at 5 p.m. Sunday June 23. Easy??? LOL
Monday, May 16, 2011
To Have and To Hold
I remember my wedding day perfectly. So full of expectation and promise.
Our marriage got off to a rocky start. I knew that my husband-to-be was the one, even though we had only dated 3 months before he proposed. My parents hated him. Therefore, they refused to support or help with our wedding. I laugh when I see the wedding statistics on TV......we spent less than $500 total on our wedding. I had a beautiful dress ($100 on clearance at the bridal boutique), my soon to be sister in law was my maid of honor and her dress cost $25 (also on clearance at the bridal boutique). A flower girl dress that matched perfectly was found at a resale shop and 3 tuxedos were rented ($50 a piece). $50 for a simple cake, a few dollars for serving silverware and toasting glasses. Norman's aunt did my flowers. I had wrote every single wedding invitation and we didn't have a dinner or dance. We were married on a beautiful 60 degree January day 3 months after Norman proposed.
Once our wedding was over, I breathed a sigh of relief. There. It was over. No more dealing with my angry parents, trying to iron out the details of a wedding at 18 alone. No more hoping, wishing, planning and praying. We were married and could start our lives together.
I wish it had been that easy. My husband had ongoing medical problems that ended up with a visit to a heart specialist and heart cath in Springfield. He lost his job due to missing work while hospitalized. We lived with his mother (now that I am older and wiser I can say she was a saint for tolerating me!). We argued, we fought and there were some days I wondered if we would ever make it.
The next few years were much of the same, except we added a beautiful baby boy to the mix. We would go for months without any problems at all and then BAM, we would seem to have way more than our fair share of problems. I am ashamed to say that our marriage was on the brink of destruction and most of it was probably due to my poor attitude.
I began studying biblical womanhood, and God's design for marriage. I prayed, a lot. God changed me. I am by no means perfect, but it always warms my heart when I hear my wonderful husband say, "We don't every really fight." We do disagree occassionally but are wise enough now to work it out. Patience is a virtue in marriage :)
Anyway, I say all this to introduce you to Lorrie Flem's marriage bundle, To Have and To Hold.
This bundle contains:
Audios
This is a $100 value and can be purchased from Eternal Encouragement starting at $39.95.
I wish that I had this 16 years ago! I suppose this is the information that was passed from mother to daughter 100 years ago, but since that is very rarely the case now, I am so glad that Lorrie was willing to come alongside so many of us and show us the way marriage really should (and CAN) be!
And if you STILL haven't ordered your subscription to Eternal Encouragement Magazine, you will notice that there are 2 back issues of TEACH included in your bundle price. Even being married so many years (LOL) I learned so many things about my attitude and they way I could be handling things that I hadn't thought of before.
Remember the only person you can change in your marriage is YOU! Sometimes that is all it takes. Stop by http://www.eternalencouragement.com/ for more information. If you want to hear more, head on over to Gabby Moms to see what other wives have to say as well.
***I received this product for free in exchange for an honest review from Gabby Moms and Eternal Encouragement Magazine.***
Our marriage got off to a rocky start. I knew that my husband-to-be was the one, even though we had only dated 3 months before he proposed. My parents hated him. Therefore, they refused to support or help with our wedding. I laugh when I see the wedding statistics on TV......we spent less than $500 total on our wedding. I had a beautiful dress ($100 on clearance at the bridal boutique), my soon to be sister in law was my maid of honor and her dress cost $25 (also on clearance at the bridal boutique). A flower girl dress that matched perfectly was found at a resale shop and 3 tuxedos were rented ($50 a piece). $50 for a simple cake, a few dollars for serving silverware and toasting glasses. Norman's aunt did my flowers. I had wrote every single wedding invitation and we didn't have a dinner or dance. We were married on a beautiful 60 degree January day 3 months after Norman proposed.
Once our wedding was over, I breathed a sigh of relief. There. It was over. No more dealing with my angry parents, trying to iron out the details of a wedding at 18 alone. No more hoping, wishing, planning and praying. We were married and could start our lives together.
I wish it had been that easy. My husband had ongoing medical problems that ended up with a visit to a heart specialist and heart cath in Springfield. He lost his job due to missing work while hospitalized. We lived with his mother (now that I am older and wiser I can say she was a saint for tolerating me!). We argued, we fought and there were some days I wondered if we would ever make it.
The next few years were much of the same, except we added a beautiful baby boy to the mix. We would go for months without any problems at all and then BAM, we would seem to have way more than our fair share of problems. I am ashamed to say that our marriage was on the brink of destruction and most of it was probably due to my poor attitude.
I began studying biblical womanhood, and God's design for marriage. I prayed, a lot. God changed me. I am by no means perfect, but it always warms my heart when I hear my wonderful husband say, "We don't every really fight." We do disagree occassionally but are wise enough now to work it out. Patience is a virtue in marriage :)
Anyway, I say all this to introduce you to Lorrie Flem's marriage bundle, To Have and To Hold.
- 5R's Session 2 - Rekindle
- One Life to Live, One Man to Love
- E-Books
- Loving Your Knight in Shining Armor Even When He Doesn't Shine
- Roadmap to a Marvelous Marriage
- Marriage Tidbits to Treasure
- Quotes Not Quibbles
- Marriage Report
- E-Booklet
- 31 Daily Biblical Prayers for Wives to Pray for Their Husbands
- Encouragement Report
- Don't Settle
- SHIMLY
- What God Says about Marriage
- 75 Inexpensive Romantic Rut
- It Happened One Afternoon
- Magazine Back Issues
- 2001 Summer Issue TEACH Magazine "Loving Your Husband"
- 2009 Spring Issue TEACH Magazine "Marriages Made Marvelous"
This is a $100 value and can be purchased from Eternal Encouragement starting at $39.95.
I wish that I had this 16 years ago! I suppose this is the information that was passed from mother to daughter 100 years ago, but since that is very rarely the case now, I am so glad that Lorrie was willing to come alongside so many of us and show us the way marriage really should (and CAN) be!
And if you STILL haven't ordered your subscription to Eternal Encouragement Magazine, you will notice that there are 2 back issues of TEACH included in your bundle price. Even being married so many years (LOL) I learned so many things about my attitude and they way I could be handling things that I hadn't thought of before.
Remember the only person you can change in your marriage is YOU! Sometimes that is all it takes. Stop by http://www.eternalencouragement.com/ for more information. If you want to hear more, head on over to Gabby Moms to see what other wives have to say as well.
***I received this product for free in exchange for an honest review from Gabby Moms and Eternal Encouragement Magazine.***
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
True Treasures: 10 Years of TEACH Magazine
As most of you know, I've been in a dark place lately. A couple of weeks ago, my wonderful husband recognized that I needed a break and sent me to town with some "mad" money to hang out by myself. I grabbed a book before I left......True Treasures: 10 Years of TEACH Magazine by Lorrie Flem. Once in town, I went straight to Starbucks, ordered a large Caramel Macchiato and sank down in a huge armchair with my book. I only made it 2 pages before tears were flowing down my cheeks.
Homemakers know that staying home all day is hard work. I realize that the rest of the world believes that we are all sitting around eating chocolate and watching soap operas (I do eat chocolate, but not all day. I do not watch soap operas, wouldn't even if I did have time). Each day I am mom, wife, cleaning lady, teacher, pretend doctor, bottle holder, diaper changer, remote control wielder, laundry washer/dryer/folder/putter-awayer, train track builder.....the list goes on and on. While doing all those things, I am giving advice, prayfully answering questions, kissing real booboos and giving pieces of my heart to everyone I meet. So much goes out of me every day.....it is like "the force" is leaving my body. God's love is the force and I am thankful that I am here to administer His grace, mercy and love to those around me....but sometimes I get empty. Sometimes I get so dry that I can't soak up God's word on my own. I need a human touch. Frequently, TEACH magazine and Lorrie Flem have been that human touch. Lorrie and those that share with her, use real life experience and God's words to encourage and lead those of us who are seeking back to godly womanhood.
True Treasures is the BEST of the first 10 years of TEACH magazine. The articles are laid out on 2 page spreads; short little tidbits to help even the busiest of wife/mother. She has divided the articles into sections so that you can quickly find the encouragement you are looking for. Parenting, marriage, mothering, homemaking and serving others are all addressed. I honestly believe that it would be impossible to come away from this book without having received encouragement.
True Treasures is available for $19.97 at http://www.homemakingwithteach.com/ . While you are there, check out the other wonderful resources that Lorrie offers. Also, please note that TEACH Magazine is changing names. It is the same wonderful resource, with a more fitting name I believe.......Eternal Encouragement Magazine. Use coupon code GabbyMoms to get $4 off True Treasures :)
If you want to read what others think about this wonderful publication, feel free to check out The Gabby Moms to see other reviews written by homemakers just like you!
***Disclaimer: I received this product for honest review from TEACH magazine as part of The Gabby Moms blogging program. All opinions expressed are solely my own.
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