Raising kids. Keeping House. Choosing joy, every day.
It’s been a while since I posted my favorite things from around the web and a family update, so let’s remedy that, shall we? 🙂 The cranberry harvest is almost over. We’ve enjoyed visiting grandpa’s bogs and watching the process. Some crafty pursuits …
I was encouraged this week by this quote from Stepping Heavenward, God never places us in any position in which we can not grow. We may fancy that He does. We may fear we are so impeded by fretting, petty cares that we are gaining nothing; …
Ever get bogged down and completely overwhelmed at the monumental task of parenting? There are thousands of lessons to teach your little one, all lessons you hope will stick! Best scenario, all of your instruction will be internalized one day and become more than just …
Every day we have a choice: walk by faith or walk by sight. We all strive to be women of faith, but somehow walking by sight is easier. Walking by sight is our default setting. It forgets the spiritual and eternal and focuses on the here and now. …
I love studying the women of God in the Bible and here’s why: because they all have something in common, and it’s not glamorous, flashy or anything you’d ever covet. What they have is some kind of emptiness. A need, a want, or a lack. …
Studies say that half of Christian marriages will end in divorce. Half. After being married for 22 years, I wish I could tell my own daughters and young Christian women that marriage is a piece of cake, that you figure it out as time goes …
Have you ever noticed how kids get a death grip on toys when they are told to share? How when you try to tell them no, they take a mild fit? But they don’t just take a fit–they attempt to take it back stealthily. They’ll …
I wanted to share a recipe that is perfect for casual entertaining: Hot Fudge Pudding Cake. I’ve made various versions of this recipe over the years because it’s easy and delicious, but recently a long distance friend sent me this recipe. It’s much richer than …
Don’t you love burying yourself in a warm blanket during a crisp fall evening and devouring a great book? I do! So, after starting and stopping several books and failing to find one that interested me last month, I was really disappointed. But, good news! …
This weekend I got to take our church girls to the Wilds of New England’s GLAM/Dare For More conference. I can’t recommend it enough! Although I don’t have the energy to write about the entire conference and I am still processing much of what I …