Raising kids. Keeping House. Choosing joy, every day.
I am extremely thankful for godly older women who had the foresight to write down practical Biblical teaching for the next generation (wisdom thinks ahead!). I am thankful that my daughters and I can benefit from them today and that they are preserved for future …
Burnout, auto-pilot, going through the motions, grit-your-teeth-and-take-the- next-step-by-sheer-willpower. These are all “states” that we can get into in our Christian walk. To be honest, it is easier to keep going in this miserable state than to stop and self evaluate. It is always easier to …
I have an iPod touch that I love,love,love and use for EVERYTHING except for making calls…because it can’t do that. (that would be the iPhone for you non-techy types) Someday when money is no object and college bills are nonexistent, we’ll talk iPhones. But for …
I once had a problem so big that I let it suck the life out of me. At any given moment, just the thought of the problem could send what seemed to be a brick slamming down into my stomach, and my thoughts would slowly …
I tried a delish pumpkin spice ice cream this weekend and found myself dreaming about another one. So, being the DIY New Englander that I am, I decided to try to make it myself. It is SO good. Did I say that already? Ask my …
This weekend I attended the GLAM conference at the Wilds of New England with my teen girls. The speakers for the weekend were Reba Bowman and Lisa Potter from Dare For More Ministries who travel the country speaking especially to teen girls and their moms. …
As soon as the nights get cooler, I get into a baking mood. I get in the mood for homemade pumpkin lattes and pumpkin whoopie pies. This week I made the homemade oreos I told you about. They were good, but not exactly like store bought …
The thought of autumn makes me sigh. After the craziness of the new school routine wears off, I settle into the rhythm of chilly nights and sweater weather. Darkness comes earlier each night, which affords more time for reading, talking and sipping warm tea. I …
I have seen a lot of parenting, good, bad and ugly in twenty years of youth ministry alongside of Peter. I have grieved over the callous ways moms speak to their kids, and I have observed as a bystander, the child’s head hanging a little …
Making choices about our children are some of the toughest we as Christian women make. We rack our brains, gather all kinds of material–in short, we do our homework to determine the best way to feed, raise, discipline and educate our kids. We receive unsolicited …