Raising kids. Keeping House. Choosing joy, every day.
Have you ever had someone tell you that their day did not go well because they had not done their devotions that morning? I have, and although I want to assume that I know what they mean, the idea that your day played out based …
No Christian should rejoice when another Christian falls into sin and it should be troubling whenever the name of God is dragged through the mud due to high profile ministry leader’s hypocrisy and corruption. Sadly, I’m too old to be shocked anymore by ministry men …
It all started with a love of making homemade gifts for the holidays, something I’ve always done with my kids. Yesterday was the day, and the girls were excited. We pulled out the sewing machine and started cutting gorgeous cotton velour for Christmas gifts. I …
There’s been a lot of talk about the Holy Spirit lately on the internet in the aftermath of the Strange Fire conference, and I think that generally speaking, we are confused or vague about what the Holy Spirit does in our lives. In my experience, …
I check the morning news and read of a local school teacher murdered with a box cutter by a 14-year-old student. I read of people beheading others in the name of holy war and religion. I notice local movie listings that include scenes so gruesome, …
I was encouraged this week by this quote from Stepping Heavenward, God never places us in any position in which we can not grow. We may fancy that He does. We may fear we are so impeded by fretting, petty cares that we are gaining nothing; …
Every day we have a choice: walk by faith or walk by sight. We all strive to be women of faith, but somehow walking by sight is easier. Walking by sight is our default setting. It forgets the spiritual and eternal and focuses on the here and now. …
I love studying the women of God in the Bible and here’s why: because they all have something in common, and it’s not glamorous, flashy or anything you’d ever covet. What they have is some kind of emptiness. A need, a want, or a lack. …
Studies say that half of Christian marriages will end in divorce. Half. After being married for 22 years, I wish I could tell my own daughters and young Christian women that marriage is a piece of cake, that you figure it out as time goes …
Have you ever noticed how kids get a death grip on toys when they are told to share? How when you try to tell them no, they take a mild fit? But they don’t just take a fit–they attempt to take it back stealthily. They’ll …