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More God, Less of Everything Else

by Julia Roller · In: Mom Seeks God, Simplicity · on Apr 10, 2014

As I've been talking to groups and traveling around a bit to promote Mom Seeks God, I've been struck by the hunger I'm seeing for spiritual practice, for connection with God. Yet at the same time, I …

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Category: Mom Seeks God, SimplicityTag: doing less, Mom Seeks God, prayer, simplicity, spiritual disciplines

Mom Seeks God

by Julia Roller · In: Mom Seeks God · on Mar 31, 2014

Are you a mom like me? Terrified of breaking your brand-new precious baby? Finding yourself, despite all the warnings, staggered by the dramatic shift from pre-baby to post-baby life?   Are …

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Category: Mom Seeks GodTag: desperate, Mom Seeks God, motherhood, prayer, spiritual disciplines, spiritual practices

Everything Is Awesome

by Julia Roller · In: Parenting · on Mar 14, 2014

    We went to see The Lego Movie at the drive-in a few weeks ago. Popcorn, Reese's Pieces, beanbags and blankets in the back of the car--it was a sublime evening. The whole way home, …

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Category: ParentingTag: "Everything Is Awesome", parenting, praising God, The Lego Movie

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Five Ways to Reduce Paper Clutter

by Julia Roller · In: Home · on Jan 23, 2014

(Even for the chronically disorganized)   One of the biggest domestic challenges for me is keeping on top of the reams of paper that want to enter my house each and every day. The mail, the …

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Category: HomeTag: home, organization, paper clutter, simplicity

A Less than Perfect (but Peaceful) Advent

by Julia Roller · In: Home · on Dec 10, 2013

Our house is a mess. Not only have we not gotten our Christmas decorations up, we're still putting away pumpkins, turkeys, and pilgrims.                 We've …

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Category: HomeTag: Advent, candle lighting, Christmas, Christmas decorations, Pinterest

In Praise of “Falling Back”

by Julia Roller · In: Miscellaneous, Prayer · on Nov 28, 2013

                  It's been a couple of weeks now since we set our clocks back. I've noticed that after that first initial rush of happiness about getting …

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Category: Miscellaneous, PrayerTag: dreams, falling back, night, prayer, slowing down

Three Ways to Keep You (and Your Family) Sane on Road Trips

by Julia Roller · In: Parenting · on Nov 4, 2013

Learning to Enjoy the Journey We just got back from a road trip to Yosemite. On the way out it was just the boys and me for the roughly 8 hour journey. (My husband met us there.) I was more than a …

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Category: ParentingTag: faith journey, parenting, road tri[ps, traveling with kids

Ending the “What’s For Dinner?” Stress: Family Meal Planning Made Easy

by Julia Roller · In: Home · on Oct 16, 2013

When I was growing up, I remember my mom picking us up from school and turning to my sister and me in the backseat, "What are we going to have for dinner, girls?" she would ask. We would look at each …

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Category: HomeTag: family life, family meal planning, meal planning, nutrition, organization, parenting, simplicity

Goodbye to the Diaper Bag

by Julia Roller · In: Parenting · on Oct 8, 2013

I've been carrying a diaper bag around for a long time now, almost seven years to be exact.                 I've gotten used to hauling this monster around-- to the …

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Category: ParentingTag: diaper bag, how fast they grow, mom of boys, parenting, toilet training

Four Tips for Potty Training

by Julia Roller · In: Miscellaneous, Parenting · on Sep 24, 2013

    My three-year-old just ran past me, chanting, "Pee-pee, don't come out yet! Don't come out yet, Pee-pee!" He's in the bathroom now, and hopefully all is going well.   His recent …

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Category: Miscellaneous, ParentingTag: parenting, raising boys, rewards, toilet training

“You Will Miss It”: The Back-to-School Blues

by Julia Roller · In: Parenting · on Sep 9, 2013

            With my younger son starting preschool today and my older son in his second week of first grade, I now have three mornings a week all to myself! Celebration time, right?             You …

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Category: ParentingTag: back to school, parenting

The Champion Grudge-Holder

by Julia Roller · In: Prayer · on Jul 30, 2013

As I was climbing back into my car after signing my son into dinosaur camp, a woman on foot called through my window, "Can you please let me through?" I wasn't even sure what she meant at first, …

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Category: PrayerTag: grudges, prayer, praying for enemies

A Very Boy Vacation

by Julia Roller · In: Parenting · on Jul 9, 2013

We just got home from a visit with my parents. Something I love (and miss) about the Midwest are the summer thunder showers. The boys loved lying in their beds and watching the lightning flashes and …

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Category: ParentingTag: boys, parenting, VBS

The Art of Housekeeping

by Julia Roller · In: Housekeeping, Parenting · on Jun 17, 2013

A few months back I reported on my resolution to let my house be dirty. And to not care. So I thought I'd let you all know how that was going. And the answer is . . . pretty well, …

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Category: Housekeeping, ParentingTag: cleaning house, housekeeping, organizing

Raising Your Kids to Be Lifelong Readers

by Julia Roller · In: Books, Parenting · on Jun 6, 2013

  When I was a kid, I would rather read than do just about anything else. (The same is pretty much true for my adult self.) Many of my childhood memories involve books. I remember slumber parties …

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Category: Books, ParentingTag: C. S. Lewis, parenting, reading

The Writing Life: Why I Love (and Hate) Deadlines

by Julia Roller · In: The Writing Life · on May 22, 2013

When I was in college and thought I would go crazy with the stress of finishing up all the papers and studying for the exams at the end of my junior year, my father gave me some counter-intuitive …

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Category: The Writing LifeTag: deadlines, writing

The Best Lesson My Kids Ever Taught Me

by Julia Roller · In: Parenting · on Apr 21, 2013

Off the Hamster Wheel After I had my first son, my life was scheduled as it had never been scheduled before. Every three hours I would nurse him, but since I had trouble getting enough milk into him …

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Category: ParentingTag: gratitude, living in the moment, parenting

Prayer & the Laundry

by Julia Roller · In: Prayer · on Mar 18, 2013

  It was Martin Luther who said, “Work, work, from early until late. In fact, I have so much to do that I shall spend the first three hours in prayer.” I always have the same reaction to this …

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Category: PrayerTag: Brother Lawrence, laundry, parenting, prayer

In Praise of the Uncool Church

by Julia Roller · In: Prayer · on Feb 15, 2013

     Recently I helped out with my church's new member class. One of the best parts? Hearing their stories of just why they like our church and want to join. I just couldn't get enough of these …

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Category: PrayerTag: Church, prayer

My Mommy Social Media Anxiety

by Julia Roller · In: Parenting, Social Media · on Jan 30, 2013

At book group a couple of weeks ago, one of the moms mentioned that her babysitter had taken a picture of her kids and posted it on a social media site along with their first and last names. Well, …

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Category: Parenting, Social Media

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