Raising kids. Keeping House. Choosing joy, every day.
Two lovely, godly women passed away this week. First, Edith Schaeffer. She is truly one of the most inspiring women of my lifetime. Although imperfect, I loved her creative, others-focused life. I love that she created beauty for her children, sewed beautiful clothing, embraced art …
Today I want to share three common struggles for ministry women (MW). Surviving rather than thriving: MWs are normal people and just like everyone else, we have our ups and downs. People expect us to be “up” and therefore, when we have our “downs” people …
Are you all busy preparing for Easter? Buying new white lacy socks for your little girls, preparing special outfits, hair ribbons and bows, baking up a storm and preparing your family traditions? Me too. But in the midst of it all, I’m taking time to …
As you noticed, the blog has been silent for over a week. In that time, I flew to SC to visit with my oldest, attended Bible Conference at Bob Jones University, celebrated my 41st birthday, and enjoyed hearing my son preach at our church’s Preaching …
Opening your home to a family for an evening is one thing, but what about having guests for a week or more? Here are some suggestions from our own experience: Give them their own space and stay out of it. If you have an extra …
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 …
When my kids were young, I kept the book Proverbs for Parenting on the counter near my Bible. It was an index of proverbs by topic and it helped me find verses quickly so I could tell my kids what God thinks of say lying, …
Today is one of those days where I woke up feeling fully blessed. We had a wonderful weekend full of blessing and answered prayer, and received good news from our daughter in college about some upcoming opportunities the Lord has given her. But I don’t …