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Sometimes we make spiritual growth harder than it needs to be, am I right? As believers in Christ, we know that in order to thrive we need to be walking in the Spirit, but too often we get stuck in ruts. We believe that DOING …
As we ushered in 2019, I chose the word “Truth” as my word of the year here on the blog. Truth defined is that which is in accordance with fact or reality; it’s sincerity in action, character, and utterance. I shared in January, that not …
Several years ago, I was struggling with one of those mother of teenager issues that seemed to leave me deflated and drained. Nothing earth shattering, but frustrating and completely unexpected. I mentioned my struggle to a group of friends, and we agreed that there wasn’t …
I’ve always had great admiration for Elisabeth Elliot. To this day, I’m drawn to her writings, her faith, her no-nonsense approach to life. I was only vaguely familiar with her husband Jim, the missionary to the Quichua Indians who was martyred by the Auca Indians …
We’re covering the topic of hospitality and so far we’ve covered the pre-hospitality heart check, what hospitality is and isn’t, Biblical examples of extending hospitality when personal circumstances are less than perfect (poverty, infertility, tough marriage, sickness). Today I want to share a readiness checklist for overnight …
Today I thought it would be helpful to look at several people in Scripture who practiced hospitality in the middle of different and difficult life circumstances. It’s easy to think that hospitality is only for those who have it all together, are financially stable, …
What is hospitality? Is it cooking three course meals and impressing guests with your beautiful tablescapes? Is it being a whizz in the kitchen like Betty Crocker? Or being the hostess with the mostess like June Cleaver? Can we all just breathe a big collective …
I’m starting a little series on hospitality, that I hope will encourage you as you seek to open your home and life to others. We know, as women of God, that hospitality is not for just for the Martha Stewarts and June Cleavers of the …
We had my daughter’s bridal shower this past weekend and my sister, Hannah, did a lovely job decorating and hosting it. I’ll share a few of those pictures when I get them from her, but I wanted to share the favors that I made for …
Today, I sit down in a heap of exhaustion. I want to blame the tired on the warm weather, but I know the truth. I’ve slipped back into production mode, that unhealthy lie that tells me that productivity equals worth. I am a results oriented girl …