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Mom Remade is a place that empowers women to live a Christian life despite the influences of the world. You will find biblical encouragement on family, marriage, and parenting from a Christian mom and classroom teacher who has raised two kids.
One thing I have learned as a wife of 26 years and mother of two adult children is that you never stop praying. And a good sense of humor helps for the days that will never get posted on Facebook.
There is no such thing as a perfect wife, parent, or family. Just God’s grace to live another day. In fact, I wrote a book about my seven-year family estrangement and restoration. (Did I mention grace?)
Actually, I do know one other thing for sure–God is good, and He has a plan despite our family problems. Albeit, there may be a few turns to the left, but eventually, He works all things for good to those who love Him (Romans 8:28).
I hope you will be blessed as you read these words of encouragement and let God speak to your heart. Who knows, you may even learn a few things while you are at it!
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Interview On FamilyLife Today About My Family Estrangement
Check out my story on FamilyLife Today. Hear Bob Lepine and Dave and Ann Wilson interview me about my book Estranged: Finding Hope When Your Family Falls Apart. It includes not only information about my family estrangement, but also biblical encouragement to help you with your family issues. You can create a Christian home and work through even the most difficult problems with God.
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Continue the conversation on Facebook and join the group Christian Family Living. This is a place for Christian women to share their experiences and get helpful tools to navigate the Christian life. We love to laugh, cry, and encourage each other to live out our faith one day at a time.
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Do You Have Family Problems? There is Help and Hope!
Are you experiencing family problems or even estranged? Are you feeling shame, anger, or rejection? Check out my book Estranged: Finding Hope When Your Family Falls Apart on Amazon or at your favorite digital store.
This book not only talks about my seven-year estrangement from my Christian family, but it also gives solid tips to help you with your own family problems. Break free from your pain. Allow God to heal you no matter what has happened in your family of origin. There is hope when your family falls apart.
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Biblical Encouragement to Help You Create Family Memories
Get Creating Family Memories. This book will help you manage your family in a way that allows more time to be intentional with your kids. It includes a schedule too. You can get it at your favorite bookstore.
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Julie Plagens
Julie is a wife, mother, teacher, author, and blogger. Before she married, she taught speech, drama, and English for three years in the Richardson Independent School District. After she married, she stayed home with her two children.
Julie has volunteered for many years locally and in South Texas doing VBS, food distribution, and door-to-door witnessing. Now that her children are grown, she is a substitute teacher for a private school in Dallas, works intermittently for her husband, and speaks about her book Estranged.
In 2008, Julie was diagnosed with a life-threatening disease (Crohn’s disease). Due to the seriousness of her illness, she decided to leave her family of origin because the relationship with her parents was causing physical, mental, and emotional stress. But this was not just any estrangement as both of her parents had been in full-time ministry for many years. Her father a well-known restaurateur (The Italian Village, Gringo’s Nightclub), and later, the associate pastor of two megachurches in Dallas, Texas.
After seven years of no contact, Julie felt God calling her back to her family but didn’t know how to return. Every bridge had been burned with no hope of reconciliation. It was then Julie prayed and fasted. Through divine intervention, the relationship was mended. Now that Julie has reunited with her family, she wishes to bring hope to those who may feel alone or have shame about their family problems or estrangement.
When Julie is not talking about forgiveness, she is sharing helpful tips on her blog about family, parenting, marriage, and faith. Julie lives with her husband of 27 years in Dallas, Texas.