Dark haired dark eyed tan skinned young woman wearing sparkling headband holding up her wedding dress before a mirror preparing to be a help meet

Preparing to Be a...

By Debi Pearl
Nearly every wife will confess that the first year or two of married life was…how shall I say it…a frustrating learning experience. Most girls spend plenty of time planning for their wedding, but make no preparation for the weeks and years to follow. Many wives are provoked to bitterness during the first year and never get over it. All this could so easily be avoided with simple instruction. It was with good reason God said let the aged women teach the younger. Trial and error is not the best teacher when it comes ... Read More
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The Flower House

Shalom (Pearl) Brand

A little patient parental flexibility can go a long way towards encouraging the creativity of children. Learn about Shalom’s girlhood flower houses and pretend meals served to her loving parents.

Read Article October 2011 4 comments
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Learning to Become a Multi-Colored Girl

Debi Pearl

The values of popular society are often at odds with a woman’s calling to fashion herself and adapt to her husband’s changing needs. A willingness to be flexible can help a young woman Preparing to Be a Help Meet.

Read Article August 2011 26 comments
Angry little blonde-haired girl wearing orange and green

Throwing Anger in the Garbage

Shalom (Pearl) Brand

For little Laila, whining and crying was becoming a habit. Her mama, Shalom Brand, enlisted the help of big sister Gracie to make anger their common enemy. Soon they found many ways to chase away those negative responses.

Read Article June 2011 13 comments
Little blonde-haired girl wearing straw hat

Yes! I Am Normal

Shoshanna (Pearl) Easling

Shoshanna Easling is the youngest of Mike and Debi’s children. People who balk at To Train Up a Child’s methods are often surprised when they meet this poised, confident and outgoing wife, mother and business woman.

Read Article April 2011 81 comments
A little blonde haired girl giving her big sister a kiss

A Little Child Shall Lead Them

Shalom (Pearl) Brand and Gracie, with a little help from Mama

Daddy leaves to run errands. They’re all out of dog food! Will Daddy remember to pick up food for the family pet? Find out what happens when Gracie prays for God to remind Daddy to get the dog food.

Read Article April 2011 2 comments
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Poor Miss Loveless & Her Sister

Debi Pearl

Can a saved parent hold a grown child back from having a life that God would freely give? What does the Bible say?

Read Article June 2010 22 comments
Dark haired dark eyed tan skinned young woman wearing sparkling headband holding up her wedding dress before a mirror preparing to be a help meet

Preparing to Be a Help Meet—NEW BOOK!

Debi Pearl

Being a good help meet starts long before marriage. It is a mindset, a learned habit, a way of life established as a young unmarried girl—or at least that’s the way it should be.

Read Article February 2010 48 comments
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Hippy Mom

Shalom (Pearl) Brand

My daughters will be wonderful wives and mothers. They will be fully-equipped in all good matters of the home. They will be cheerful, thankful, delighted in their husbands, obedient, hard working, creative, and did I say thankful?

Read Article October 2008 3 comments
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Squeaky Clean Apprentice

No Greater Joy Ministries

In less than 5 minutes, I taught my 3-year-old daughter, Amanda, to efficiently use a dust buster!

Read Article August 2008 0 comments
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Little Women

Zephyr Pearl

Pleasing Those You Love

Read Article June 2007 1 comment
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