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I remember reading when my children were young that limitations inspired creativity. The author was making the case for open-ended, simple toys and he argued that if a child has a toy for every occasion (a firetruck that sirens, a doll that talks, eats, walk, …
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 …
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, …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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! …
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 …
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 …
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 …