Raising kids. Keeping House. Choosing joy, every day.
We’re talking about the Christian home and last time we talked about making sure our theology matches our practice because what we say we believe is really a waste of breath if we don’t value it enough to live it. God has placed children in …
When you think about hospitality, don’t think entertaining. Don’t think about impressing or killing yourself making a five course meal. Think hospital. Think healing. Think soul care. Every day we cross paths with people who simply need kindness. And yet, kindness is so very …
A few weeks back on Instagram stories, I shared a series of questions that I work through whenever I am struggling with something that I want to understand and change. I use these 8 questions if I desire to change after a particularly convicting Scripture …
{{This post today is really just a stream of consciousness that has been on my heart for some time. The state of the church weighs heavy on my heart, and I wonder if the next generation will find our example a trustworthy and faithful representation …
When my kids were young, I quickly realized that I needed to give them lots of verbal instruction when we were out shopping. “Ok, unbuckle and wait for me. We’re in a parking lot and it’s dangerous. Don’t just open the door.” “No hanging off …
We’re one week into our 10 week Refresh book study and I wanted to recap the Introduction and Chapter 1. In the introduction to the book, the frantic life and the grace-paced life are contrasted and placed before us as two opposing options. We all know …
Want to grow as a person and better yourself this year? Think you don’t have time to learn a new skill or break a bad habit? Take a look at these 10 small ways to grow and learn. They are painless, but practical! Learn something …
I’m journaling through the Psalms this winter, and this truth shot out at me like never before. It was the little phrasing before Psalm 3: “A psalm of David, when he fled from Absalom his son.” A rebellious child. Could anything break the heart of …
Expectancy. To expect. To look forward to. To anticipate. Some say that expectations are little more than premeditated resentments. I guess we learn from living in a broken world that it’s safer not to expect too much, not to set our hearts on anything, not to …
I spent most of the day outside, tending my herb and flower garden while my 3 year old played nearby. It’s warm enough now to plant, so I bought a few herbs to replace several that didn’t survive the winter: parsley, mint, and basil. I spent …