Raising kids. Keeping House. Choosing joy, every day.
I’m ready to jump into summer, and one of my favorite parts of summer is reading together with you. If you are looking for a community of kindred spirits who love discussing good books and you love to learn and grow, I’d like to invite …
“A man can work from sun to sun but a woman’s work is never done,” quips the humorous adage, and in some ways, today this is true. But prior to the Industrial Revolution, it was true for both man and woman because the work was …
(I’m interrupting my homemaking series to add one post to our cancel culture series.) Have you noticed that being offended is almost seen as a virtue in our culture? Everyone is “triggered” or angry about something. Let’s be frank. Being offended is not a virtue. …
Today we finished our 90 Day Read through the Old Testament. That means this community read the entire Bible in 4 months! Can you even believe that? In about 12 chapters a day, it can be done. Reading plans are here and here if you …
Does how you do your housework matter, in the grand scheme of things? I’m not talking about whether you choose Pine Sol or Mr. Clean for tough jobs, air your beds out in the morning or make them right away, or if you get to …
Whether therefore you eat, or drink, or whatsoever you do, do all to the glory of God. 1 Corinthians 10:31 If you live in a home, you are a homemaker. Maybe the very word homemaking makes you sigh and reminds you that you need to …
This post is intended for young Christian homemakers and mothers. I qualify this because the internet is a wide, vast land of varying opinions and worldviews, and I know this topic will be strange to many. Some will think that this topic is an “oppressed” …
We’ve been talking about the current outrage culture that has fueled so much contempt in our interactions with one another. Outrage has become a cheap substitute for morality in our country. We no longer value actual morals like telling the truth, loving your neighbor, or …
Last post, we asked some questions about cancel culture. Perhaps it’s best to think about the ugliness of cancel culture played out around a kitchen table. Imagine with me, that you are seated around a beautifully set dinner table with eight other people, a shared …
Several weeks back, I told you I was mulling an article on the outrage culture. I’ve started this article over and over again and have had many talks with Peter about the subject, and honestly, it’s a huge, multi-faceted topic that’s hard to narrow into …