Raising kids. Keeping House. Choosing joy, every day.
Thought I’d share this teen girls activity for any of you who work with teens. I’ve done a variation of this lesson over the last 20+ years with our teen girls,(including this variation/Valentines lesson )and wanted to share the idea to lighten your load if …
I’m starting a little series on hospitality, that I hope will encourage you as you seek to open your home and life to others. We know, as women of God, that hospitality is not for just for the Martha Stewarts and June Cleavers of the …
A few weeks back on Instagram stories, I shared a series of questions that I work through whenever I am struggling with something that I want to understand and change. I use these 8 questions if I desire to change after a particularly convicting Scripture …
Before you start with those New Year’s resolutions, here are a few things to consider. Perhaps just being aware of these five things will make your start a little easier. Be aware that you are being bombarded with marketing. Did you know that 1 in …
Thought I’d share our Christmas morning tradition: Orange Almond Biscotti. This recipe was passed along to me by my sister-in-law, Nancy, who is an excellent baker, and I’ve made these for Christmas for as long as I can remember. These are delicious with tea or …
I love Christmas lights. The kids and I purposefully drive out of our way to see them. I fill my home with all manner of lights: twinkly lights, welcome lights in the windows, and candle-light galore. (Yay, Yankee Candle!) But you know, sometimes the light …
Hey young moms, do you ever feel insignificant, raising kids at home, picking up toys, wiping up spills, refereeing squabbles? Do you wonder if God’s forgotten about you or overlooked you? I wonder if Mary felt this way, having to give birth to the Son …
Choosing joy vs. chasing joy? Oftentimes, women will write and say that they don’t feel joyful, so they are going to do this or that to try to remedy their “joy” as if by sheer willpower we can increase true joy by chasing the material. …
How do you still your soul for advent when your everyday life is jam-packed with good things? That’s not rhetorical. I’m asking, as one who needs to figure this out because each year I feel the tension between my responsibilities as a mother of a …
The Christmas season is upon us! Did you go out shopping on Black Friday? I stayed in and avoided the stores, because I was preparing for Peter’s 50th birthday dinner, but I’ve done some online planning and actually have quite a few of my gifts …