15. March 2010

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About Families For Him

Meet the Johnson’s!  This picture captured the personality of each of my children so if a picture is worth a thousand words……I need not say more!

Ivy Johnson, the “Ivy League Mom” is:
Anchored in Tradition, Striving for Excellence, Passionate about Jesus! 

Anchored in Tradition:  My heritage is becoming increasingly more precious to me.  Family traditions, southern recipes and the art of “homemaking” have been passed from generation to generation.

Striving for Excellence:  I am finding that the pursuit of excellence is vital, regardless of your circumstances.  The joys and trials that have entered my life, have been sifted through God’s hands.  Proverbs 21:21 inspires me…“He who pursues righteousness and love finds life, prosperity and honor.”

Passionate about Jesus!:  “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.” Deuteronomy 6:4 says it all…..

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31. March 2010

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Jacob Take The Wheel

 
Jacob Take the Wheel
By  Jackie J. Copper
A few years ago Carrie Underwood had a hit with the song “Jesus Take the Wheel.” The lyrics concerned people who were at a crossroads in their lives and just felt out of control. They surrendered to a higher power and found a sense of peace.
Recently I heard a [...]

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27. March 2010

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Table Etiquette….Yes, Please!

 
“Train up a child in the way he should go and when he is old he will not turn from it.”  Proverbs 22:6.  This verse is a reminder of the commission the Lord gives parents to train children.  As a mother of four children, three of whom are boys, I have found etiquette to be [...]

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27. March 2010

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Caleb’s Colt…An Unlikely Easter Hero!

 
            Years ago, I read the story Caleb’s Colt and I found it to be a wonderful Easter story.  As an elementary teacher, I read a number of children’s books.  I always remembered the title, but I couldn’t remember the author.  Several years ago, I took the time to research the title and discovered that [...]

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24. March 2010

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Jelly Beans….Easter’s Witnessing Tool

Our church is conducting a city-wide blitz to invite everyone in our community to church for our Easter services. Our minister has a passion for lost souls. He wants everyone in our area to hear the gospel so that through faith in Jesus Christ, we will spend our eternity in heaven. His sermon Sunday discussed [...]

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16. March 2010

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St. Patrick…..Worthy of Celebrating!

Patrick was born at Kilpatrick, near Dumbarton, in Scotland, in the year 387. In his sixteenth year, Patrick was carried off into captivity by Irish marauders where for six years he tended his master’s flocks. He relates in his “Confessio” that during his captivity while tending the flocks he prayed many times in [...]

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