Raising kids. Keeping House. Choosing joy, every day.
Senseless violence and killing. Islamic Terrorists. Scenes I never imagined I’d see in my lifetime playing out on the lovely streets of Paris. I spent my Friday night watching my Twitter feed, nervously awaiting news of the hostages in the theatre. I heard that they …
It’s been a while since I’ve done a Favorite Things post, so today’s post is newsy. Yesterday we enjoyed a grower reception at Ocean Spray and got to meet the OS “commercial guys.” I am busy getting ready for Christmas. I have a good chunk …
Contentment is a topic that kept resurfacing over and over again this past week, and whenever that happens, I know the Lord is trying to teach me something. Discontentment can creep into our hearts in the subtlest ways, like the other night when I …
This week Hope and I have been sick with colds. We’re both on antibiotics now and are on the mend. Yay for modern medicine! We watched Paddington as a family and it was really sweet and funny. We also got a pre-screening link to view Beyond …
Really excited to share this interview with Christine Hoover with you today and offer a giveaway of her new book, From Good to Grace for you and a friend! If you aren’t familiar with her book, I semi-reviewed it here after I disagreed with the Gospel Coalition’s …
I was going to wait until next week to review From Good to Grace: Letting Go of the Goodness Gospel because I have a giveaway and a special interview with Christine to share with you. But after I highly recommended the book last week, a …
My site has been quiet this past week, partly due to technical reasons which I ended up ignoring, because honestly, life is busy in a good way. In case I haven’t mentioned it, we’ve got snow here, people. Six feet. And with it—rain in my …
THE GIVEAWAY IS NOW OVER AND WE HAVE A WINNER. CONGRATULATIONS, BERNADETTE V! I’LL BE EMAILING YOU SHORTLY! 🙂 Today, we have an interview with KAREN EHMAN, a writing friend and hospitality kindred spirit about her new book Keep.It.Shut. Woo hoo! Karen’s book A Life …
First off, today’s my youngest’s 12th birthday! We’re celebrating by a special lunch and shopping. Last night I watched Sally Clarkson’s webcast for her new book Own Your Life. (There are big giveaways on her blog including a trip to one of her Whole …
New England has a rich literary history. I live less than an hour away from the stomping grounds of literary greats like Lousia May Alcott and Henry David Thoreau. I thought it would be fun to share some of my favorite books written by New …