The Truth About Being A Stay-At-Home Mom.

Stay at home mothers, this job is hard. And it’s lonely and exhausting and under-appreciated and wonderful and all the things that will make you wonder if you are going a little crazy. It’s hard. Nobody sees what you do all day and some wonder 

Recognizing “drainers” and “fillers” (Refresh, ch.8)

In chapter 8 of ReFresh, Shona Murray talks about remedying depression and choosing to balance the things that drain the life out of us, with the things that give us energy and fill us up. She discusses things that help depression: Good exercise, good sleep, 

Is God In Control During Our Darkest Hours?

Is God In Control During Our Darkest Hours?

Have you ever wondered what God is doing in the middle of a trial? Do you wonder if He sees and knows the details of your crisis? Do you fear that other people will ruin your life or stand in the way of your progress 

ReFresh Chapter 2 Recap

ReFresh Chapter 2 Recap

In Chapter 2 of Refresh, Shona looks back at what went wrong and led to her emotional and physical breakdown. She encourages us to reflect by “replaying” the circumstances of our own seasons of burnout. When we do this, we can see where our theology was 

10 Ways to Grow as a Person This Year

10 Ways to Grow as a Person This Year

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 

REFRESH Winter Book Study Details!

REFRESH Winter Book Study Details!

It’s that time! I wanted to give you the details about our online winter book study. We’re reading Refresh: Embracing a Grace-paced Life in a World of Endless Demands by David and Shona Murray and we start JANUARY 15th! JOIN OUR PRIVATE FB GROUP HERE! 

How God blessed our family in 2017. Looking back in thankfulness.

It’s 2018 and I wanted to share a few of the blessings of 2017. I told you last month that I would share some of the ways God has been faithful to our family, though I hardly know where to begin except to say that 

This year, you won’t find the fix for your broken.

Try as we might, plan as we may, this year, we won’t find the fix for our broken. All of our planning will not make us perfect. All of our will-power won’t fix our undesired circumstances or wrongly affectioned hearts. We might better ourselves in 

Faithfulness in the  Small and Slow

Faithfulness in the Small and Slow

It’s that time of year, when everyone is thinking, writing, and making new resolutions for another year. I’ve been praying over what the Lord would have me this learn, change, be, and do this coming year.  Though I haven’t nailed down my exact resolutions for 

Long Expected Jesus

Long Expected Jesus

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