Molly De Frank, Author at Anchored Women https://anchored-women.com/author/molly/ Simplifying Home + Faith Wed, 08 Jan 2025 20:51:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 122353687 When Discipleship Seems Overwhelming https://anchored-women.com/when-discipleship-seems-overwhelming/ https://anchored-women.com/when-discipleship-seems-overwhelming/#comments Wed, 23 Jun 2021 07:01:00 +0000 https://anchored-women.com/?p=20457 We had fifteen minutes before the bus rolled up, and I was busy flipping pancakes.  “Do you have your lunch?...

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]]> https://anchored-women.com/discipleship-and-minestrone/feed/ 1 20430 The Secret to Turning Any Family into a Read Aloud Family https://anchored-women.com/the-secret-to-turning-any-family-into-a-read-aloud-family/ https://anchored-women.com/the-secret-to-turning-any-family-into-a-read-aloud-family/#respond Wed, 26 May 2021 12:00:00 +0000 https://anchored-women.com/?p=20409  We all knowthe importance of reading aloud. Building vocabularies, helping kids read fluently by themselves, bonding, blah, blah, blah. The...

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]]> https://anchored-women.com/the-secret-to-turning-any-family-into-a-read-aloud-family/feed/ 0 20409 French Cuisine or Rice and Beans, Your Dinner Table is Sacred https://anchored-women.com/french-cuisine-or-rice-and-beans-your-table-is-sacred/ https://anchored-women.com/french-cuisine-or-rice-and-beans-your-table-is-sacred/#respond Fri, 23 Apr 2021 07:01:00 +0000 https://anchored-women.com/?p=20367 Perhaps you can relate to the chaos that is the family dinner table? Kids rush in from play to slurp...

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]]> https://anchored-women.com/french-cuisine-or-rice-and-beans-your-table-is-sacred/feed/ 0 20367 A Pot of Water and 8 More Magical Meal-Time Hacks https://anchored-women.com/a-pot-of-water-and-8-more-magical-meal-time-hacks/ https://anchored-women.com/a-pot-of-water-and-8-more-magical-meal-time-hacks/#respond Fri, 16 Apr 2021 07:01:00 +0000 https://anchored-women.com/?p=20357 I always wanted a big family. But in 2011, I had two kids under two and I was barely surviving....

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]]> https://anchored-women.com/a-pot-of-water-and-8-more-magical-meal-time-hacks/feed/ 0 20357 Could Your Kids Benefit From a Screen Break? https://anchored-women.com/could-your-kids-benefit-from-a-screen-break/ https://anchored-women.com/could-your-kids-benefit-from-a-screen-break/#respond Wed, 24 Mar 2021 12:00:00 +0000 https://anchored-women.com/?p=20300 There are certain subsets of moms who make me feel terrible. You know the ones?  Organic-food-only moms (I feel their...

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]]> https://anchored-women.com/the-life-giving-magic-of-asking-for-help/feed/ 2 20295 Raising Kids Who Know Jesus Takes More than Bedtime Prayers https://anchored-women.com/raising-kids-who-know-jesus-takes-more-than-bedtime-prayers/ https://anchored-women.com/raising-kids-who-know-jesus-takes-more-than-bedtime-prayers/#respond Fri, 27 Nov 2020 08:01:00 +0000 https://anchored-women.com/?p=19987 Do you ever feel seized by the fear that you’re not doing enough to raise kids who know Jesus? I’m...

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