Rachel Ramey

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https://titus2homemaker.com/texas-not-links-for-juneteenth/

Sneak peek

I know my "after" still isn't perfect. Improvement is improvement, though. These canning jar lid holders are actually meant to stand up on a shelf, but since I was already storing my lids in a drawer, I chose to lay them down in the drawer. The holders are from SLShoppe on Etsy. (This post isn't sponsored; I'm not being paid to share this. Just want to help a fellow business owner out by sharing her cool product.) The stands accommodate wide-mouth lids, and I was able to use either the regular metal rings *or* the plastic lids. If you're stacking just rings, and you alternate them, you can fit both wide-mouth *and* regular-mouth rings in the same stand in roughly the same space. https://www.etsy.com/listing/1227628558/canning-jar-lidsring-holder?ref=yr_purchases

I got a notification in my email this morning about this collaboration. This song seems to be heavily inspired by the first question of the Heidelberg Catechism. Q: What is your only comfort in life and death? A: That I am not my own, but belong with body and soul, both in life and in death, to my faithful Saviour Jesus Christ. And I find it pretty cool because these artists "bookend" my musical life so far. The first album I ever personally owned (that was mine, not my parents') was by Michael W. Smith. (Project, I think.) And Keith & Kristyn Getty are a current favorite. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPT5QEDf9bA

Parents, social media is primarily a magnifier. If your children get on social media and their relationships there are destructive and foolish, chances are their *offline* relationships were already destructive and foolish -- and you just didn't notice until social media brought them into your house. Godly parenting includes arranging your children's lives in such a way that they walk more with the wise than the foolish, because those who walk with the wise become wise but the companion of fools suffers harm.

There's an online "Life Skills Summer Camp" coming next week, organized by the maker of Kids Cook Real Food (which we love!) with workshops like this one. There's a good bit of variety, so check it out and see if there's something here you want (or need) to learn -- or your kids want to learn. (This is an affiliate link, but the Summer Camp is free.) https://sl290.isrefer.com/go/LSNcamp/t2hmkr/

There's an online "Life Skills Summer Camp" coming next week, organized by the maker of Kids Cook Real Food (which we love!) with workshops like this one. There's a good bit of variety, so check it out and see if there's something here you want (or need) to learn -- or your kids want to learn. (This is an affiliate link, but the Summer Camp is free.) https://sl290.isrefer.com/go/LSNcamp/t2hmkr/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75CuRN63s0k

If you're like most parents, the idea that your children "aren't good enough" makes you bristle. But it's critical to Gospel-centered parenting. https://titus2homemaker.com/gospel-centered-parenting-your-children-arent-good-enough/

The June newsletter just went out, so if you're on my list, you'll have already seen this. But for those who are *not* on my mailing list, I'd love it if you'd take a couple minutes and answer a few questions about what you want to see from Titus 2 Homemaker. It's around 10 questions, and they're mostly multiple-choice, so it should be pretty quick. Thank you! https://forms.gle/k1v1mthG7w19tjvW6

Has the idea of looking for spiritual fruit ever been more *discouraging* to you than *encouraging*? This might help. https://titus2homemaker.com/when-bearing-spiritual-fruit-is-more-process-than-perfect-yield/

Is it any wonder so many people are so sick, when our food is so depleted it's virtually impossible to consume enough food to be nourished?

Much of the time, if we're overwhelmed on a routine basis with the "everyday" it's because we're trying to accomplish things we aren't called to accomplish; somewhere along the way we've let someone *else* decide what needs to be on our plates. So we need to reevaluate WHY the things that are on our to-do lists are there. What really *needs* to be done? What can be delegated to someone else? What can just be dropped altogether?

https://midwifethinking.com/2015/05/13/nuchal-cords/