Raising kids. Keeping House. Choosing joy, every day.
Forgive me if things are a little slow around here this week. We are busy getting ready for our new school year and are savoring our last days of summer before Rebekah goes back to college. “Life is like a vapor” is a saying I …
After last week’s Missionary Wives Series, I’ve had several women ask me to write about our ministry life and what I’ve learned. So, today I am going to give you five things that I have learned so far in ministry life. These five thing have …
Have you ever had the feeling that life is not fulfilling? Are you ever unsatisfied with life as you know it? My little girl encountered this on a very small-scale one day when I went announced that we were going to the Dairy Queen. …
What if I told you that there was something of great value that could bring you great gain, if you would just pursue it? Did your mind automatically think about money and getting rich quickly? No, what I am talking about are the twin virtues …
I am cracking up at my title. Don’t you wish we could have a wisdom giveaway? If only it were that easy! lol But, we ARE giving away Lydia Brownback’s newest book, entitled A Woman’s Wisdom: How the Book of Proverbs Speaks to Everything …
The question of finding godly friendships comes up quite a bit in my inbox. Maybe you can relate with having friends that just want to have fun and hang out but nobody who is willing to enter into an “iron sharpens iron” friendship with …
One of God’s greatest gifts to us is the gift of godly friendships. There is nothing like being able to laugh, cry, learn, lean, be a sounding board for, and encourage a friend. But in our busy world, we tend to not “tend this garden” …
I love observing older women and learning how to act from them (and how not to act!). I was recently chatting with another pastor’s wife and was thanking her for being such a good example to me. Her life is characterized by a walk that fears God: humility, kindness, goodness and a life free …
Today we have my friend Elizabeth from Dogfur and Dandelions guest posting. I told you about Elizabeth, her long term illness and her ministry to women a few weeks back, remember? I was so blessed by this piece! Enjoy!! ********************************************************************** Fear. Worry. Discouragement. Frustration. Self-Pity. …