Mother of Pearl: Cindy Stiverson’s Priceless Treasures
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Mother of Pearl: Cindy Stiverson’s Priceless Treasures

Welcome to Pearl Girls™ Mother of Pearl Mother’s Day blog series – a week long celebration of moms and mothering. Each day will feature a new post by some of today’s best writer’s (Tricia Goyer, Sheila Walsh, Suzanne Woods Fisher, Bonnie St. John, and more). I hope you’ll join us each day for another unique…

COTT’s Jennifer Slattery: No More Cardboard Heroines
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COTT’s Jennifer Slattery: No More Cardboard Heroines

    *Guest post by Jennifer Slattery   When our daughter was young, I was very cautious of the television shows and movies she watched. It wasn’t just the language or violence that concerned me, but the image of women they portrayed. The media seemed to convey a constant message: “Women’s value is only skin…

Character Confession: One Letter Makes All the Difference
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Character Confession: One Letter Makes All the Difference

I thought I had a good grasp on compassion and understanding toward families with special need situations. Then we encountered seasons with our youngest where she was quite ill or not meeting developmental goals, and we entered the outer skirts as a family with unique needs. We still don’t have the minute to minute, day…

Encouragement for When You Can’t Stop Circling the Pool
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Encouragement for When You Can’t Stop Circling the Pool

I’m trying to incorporate an intentional time of quiet reading that isn’t for entertainment, review, or writing help, but for my own growth. One of the books mentioned if you try to be spontaneous about it, there isn’t a great success to accomplishing reading time, and I’m finding that to be true. But I digress….

Book Review: Tricia Goyer’s Beyond Hope’s Valley
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Book Review: Tricia Goyer’s Beyond Hope’s Valley

Tricia Goyer presents the third book in her Big Sky series, Beyond Hope’s Valley. It continues Marianna Sommer’s journey where she returns to her Indiana Amish roots for her brother’s wedding, and preparing for her own wedding to Aaron Zook. Although being Aaron’s bride has been her dream since she was a little girl, returning…