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Saturday Salutes ~ Prickly Teens and Audiobooks for Kids

November 10, 2018 by Tracey 7 Comments

My younger daughter (on the left) and her friend before their Veterans’ Day program at school yesterday.

Katie lists 8 Ways to Live a Simpler Life as a Christian Mother.

Elizabeth says My Prickly Teen is Teaching Me New Ways to Love.  If you don’t have a teenager yet, trust me when I say you may want to save this post to refer to later!!

Tricia shares How to Truly Love Your Middle Schooler.

I realized anew how much I take the Bible for granted after reading Rachel’s article on Two Secret Churches in North Korea Show How Powerful the Bible Really Is.

If you have a road trip coming up, you may want to check out Anne’s list of 40 Favorite Audiobooks for Kids.

My plans for today include going on a breakfast date with my husband, then taking one of my daughters shopping for basketball shoes.  Hope you have a wonderful weekend!!

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Comments

  1. Elizabeth Spencer says

    November 10, 2018 at 7:55 pm

    Oh, Tracey, thank you so much for passing on my “prickly piece.” I can’t tell you what that means to me, especially since I never expected to write a post like that. But God uses our kids over and over to teach us about love, doesn’t He? Blessings to you, and thank you again!

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    • Tracey says

      November 12, 2018 at 7:59 am

      Yes, God does – and He also uses my children to refine me, and teach me more about myself and my sinful nature. Sometimes I think we imagine we are the only ones with a “prickly” teen, so it’s always comforting to know that there are other moms who know how we’re feeling!!

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  2. Nikki says

    November 11, 2018 at 5:24 pm

    I really appreciated the post about loving a prickly child. I don’t have one of those – yet, but I may, and I hope to remember this advice. I also enjoyed the post about simplifying life; we Americans can always use more simplifying! And the story about North Korea is humbling and so wonderful!

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    • Tracey says

      November 12, 2018 at 8:00 am

      Maybe you can get through all five children without a prickly one!! 🙂

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  3. Sues says

    November 14, 2018 at 11:11 pm

    Omigosh, yes – the Prickly Teen!!! (THANK YOU, Elizabeth!) I am sooo feeling my way through this with Will. He was always a snuggler & super personal talker with me; that’s dwindling majorly, replaced with ear buds, grunts, “meh”, and closed doors. I’m searching for those new ways to love, too: picking up what he needs for a project when he texts & asks, reveling in the now-rare moments he wants to be silly with me, etc.

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    • Tracey says

      November 15, 2018 at 8:41 am

      I totally understand – been there with a teen myself!! 🙂 I will say that as we’re getting into the later teen years with one daughter, it has gotten a little less “prickly” (at least some days 😉 so I think there’s hope on the horizon!!

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      • Sues says

        November 15, 2018 at 11:24 am

        You absolutely give me hope!

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