Raising kids. Keeping House. Choosing joy, every day.
I love trying to save money, playing the CVS game, and have been inspired anew after reading Crystal Paine’s book Say Goodbye to Survival Mode. (I loved Crystal’s story, by the way. Practical, inspiring and manageable.) I had a thought. Not a deep one, mind you. …
Spring and summer are some of the best times to entertain and show hospitality. As the warm weather comes, you can move your party outside and enjoy warm evenings together. Casual barbecue dinners, sitting in the sunshine sipping lemonade with friends or more elegant dining …
Hospitality. It’s simply opening your home to others, sharing what you have and being accessible to people. It means coming out of your comfort zone for a purpose (the gospel) and answering God’s call to “show hospitality without grudging” to one another with a smile. …
My sweet friend Niki asked me to share some ideas for extending hospitality in the home, a topic that I am happy to cover because it is near and dear to my heart. In the last few years, I’ve been asked to speak several times …
I was talking to a friend today, and the topic of hospitality came up. She told me that I have the “gift” of hospitality. I told her that I am not sure that it is a “gift”, rather something that I observed in my mother. …
This week we are hosting the National Hoops team at our church. We have a sweet family staying with us with their two young children. It has been an exhausting weekend, but it is so nice to have a baby and toddler in the house, …