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10 Great Hymns for Moms

10 Great Hymns for Moms, Part 1

Do the hymns you sing at church seem like just a formal routine that you get through at the beginning of each service while trying to manage little ones hanging on you and flipping through hymnals they can’t yet read? Do the lyrics pass under your glance and roll off your tongue without really doing anything for your soul?

Or do these great songs of the faith express the struggles and desires of your heart? Are they so much a part of you that you sing them at home as you go about your busy mom days?

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Practicing His Presence

Practicing His Presence

Sometime this spring, I read the verse “Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee” – Isa. 26:3

“I want that perfect peace!” I thought. But how could I remember to keep my mind on God?

I wrote the verse at the top of my planner pages for several weeks in a row and tried to pray more often throughout the day—but felt very unsuccessful. I really couldn’t figure out how to consistently think about God when my days were filled with constant responsibilities and distractions.

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