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WFMW: Amazon Mom

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I love Amazon. I love being a mom.  So, being an Amazon Mom  is a no-brainer for me.

Here’s why I love it:

  • It’s free
  • The first 3 months of your “trial membership” include PRIME membership
  • With PRIME, you get FREE 2 day shipping on all “prime” items during those 3 monts–which is a like a million things, seriously, from diapers to books to copy paper. You cannot beat quick free shipping.
  • You can do a lot of necessary shopping from your pajamas and not be judged. Ahem.
  • 20% off deals (always on diapers and wipes (not for my house, thankfully) like this:

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  • Unlimited instant streaming of gobs of movies. Um, hello.
  • Borrow a Kindle book a month for free
  • If you’re already a Prime member, you can join Amazon mom and get the above benefits

Sign up here today 

It definitely works for me!

For Every Mother’s Daughter

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It was more than an hour past her bedtime and she appeared at the edge of our bedroom door. Again. It had been the same dance all summer. And my feet were tired. What I really wanted to do was point my finger and march her back to bed. But I knew one day she would stay in bed. She saw my indecision and her lip trembled. So instead I invited her to come to me. She walked slowly to the side of my bed. Her face streaked with tears and I knew she was afraid again. As soon as I ... Read More

A Prayer for My Children as They Return to School

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Dear God, School starts on Monday. Thank you, thank you (sincere holy whisper). We both know that momma's bag 'o summer tricks is plum empty and hiding in the bathroom while my children argue upstairs is not going to work much longer. We've got brand new school supplies tucked neatly into clean backpacks. The kids each have squeaky new tennis shoes and their first day of school clothes picked out, except for my son who doesn't care, but you know that already. Thank you for providing every ... Read More

Why God Made Moms

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"Why God Made Moms" Answers given by 2nd grade school children to the following questions Why did God make mothers? 1. She’s the only one who knows where the scotch tape is. 2. Mostly to clean the house. 3. To help us out of there when we get born. How did God make mothers? 1. He used dirt, just like the rest of us. 2. Magic plus super powers and a lot of stirring. 3. God made my Mom just the same like He made me.  He just used bigger parts. What ingredients are mothers made ... Read More

Raising Christian Kids in an Ungodly World

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I picked up my nephew from football practice the other day and while I waited, I watched the other high school kids interact outside my car window. A pretty girl walked out of the gym from a cross-country workout session and a group of guys started yelling inappropriate things at her. She gave them "the finger" and a dirty look and then walked up to window and leaned in seductively to whisper something in the boy's ear. There was raunchy laughter and arm punching. Tires spinning. More cat ... Read More

DIY: Pallet Headboard

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  She saw a pallet headboard at a flea market and had to have it. I saw the price tag and said keep walking. But my 13 year old daughter didn't forget the bed and she showed a picture to her Dad and batted her long lashes for months. She didn't know if he could make it, but she knew he would try. Because he's that kind of a Dad. Supplies for our $50 Pallet Headboard: 2-3 weathered pallets 2 2x4's light kit (optional) Old barn wood would have worked well, but we ... Read More

What Every Husband Needs to Hear

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  I wrote this to honor my husband on Father's Day, but didn't have a chance to post it last week. Thanks for all the emails and love.   When he walked thru the door, I let out the breath I'd been holding for days. The pinch in-between my shoulders eased and the throbbing in my head paused. My husband was home. He is my other half, the calm to my temper, the quiet to my chatter, the hard shoulder for my weary head. Grief has changed us this year. The easy ebb and ... Read More

What I Want My Kids to Know About Sex

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My husband settled in for The Talk with my son many months ago. After explaining the um, mechanics of the parts, my son stopped his dad and said, "From now on, can we just refer to everything as Thing One and Thing Two?" It sort of ruined Dr. Seuss for all of us. We've been talking about sex in our house with our older kids lately. They are at the age where it's being mentioned or joked about in some way nearly every day. And my husband and I want to be a part of their sex ... Read More