Gentleness Isn't for Wimps

Gentleness Isn't for Wimps

My kids love superheroes.  I’m often asked the question, “Mommy, who is your favorite superhero?”  Wonder Woman.  Of course.  A two-inch figure of this female defender stands, ready for action, on my kitchen windowsill.  Rounding up criminals with a magic lasso and an icy stare, this woman definitely has what it takes to be a mom.  And she does it all in high-heeled red boots.

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Patricia Batten
How a Mom Says Hello

How a Mom Says Hello

I was recently given a passage on which to preach:  Philippians 1:1-2.  It starts like this:  "Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus."  What do you do with that?  It's the greeting.  It's the introduction.  It's 'hello.'  But the more I researched, the more I understood that how we say hello, says everything.

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Patricia Batten
Supper Eats Mom

Supper Eats Mom

"...if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation.  The old has gone, the new has come!" (2Cor. 5:17)

You win, Supper.  You did it again.  You swallowed me up...even as I was cooking you.   I don't like who you make me become every M-F at 5PM.  My old self emerges.  I wonder how my kids view this ugly transformation...  

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Patricia Batten