Raising kids. Keeping House. Choosing joy, every day.
One thought for today- What if every time someone came into contact with you, they were better off for having been with you? Imagine how much better our families, friends, churches and community would be if we did the right thing, the unselfish thing, the …
I had a chat with my daughter this weekend about life at college, life in the ministry, making, choosing and being a friend. It was one of those talks that I wish I could bottle up and save for forever. It is hard to tell …
Have you all seen the new devotional by Rand Hummel called There4? The full title is “Man ruined his life in sin, there4, God’s remedy is Jesus Christ.” Rebekah and Emily came home from camp with it and started it, and now I am doing …
Today, I am excited to have my friend Crystal Joos guest posting. I had the opportunity to sit down and talk with Crystal a few weeks back while we were on vacation, and we had an enjoyable chat about children, homeschooling, and ministry. I know …
Today is our twentieth wedding anniversary. Twenty years of being married to the guy I have always been crazy about. We have been through so much together. Fixing up our home, five horrible pregnancies followed by five beautiful children, long work days followed by daddy …
I just wanted to make you all aware of my friend, Elizabeth’s blog. We attended the same church as children, and although she is much younger than I am, I believe she is much wiser than I. Perhaps through her trials, Elizabeth has grown in …
I don’t know about you, but with thoughts of fall and Christmas come thoughts of ways to make my home cozy and inviting. So, for the next few weeks, I will be sharing some ways to make your home a haven. Actually, I will only …
If you have ever spent time with young children, you quickly realize that every child is under a delusion. It is the delusion that life should work their way. It begins in the toddler years, when a one cherub wants a toy that the other …
We are home. {What a wonderful word.} We spent the week at a beautiful bed and breakfast in Rye, NH with my entire family (22 of us under one roof). We took in all the shops and beautiful old port towns, spent long days on …
Sooooo, I was supposed to post this earlier but vacation got in the way and in the midst of going to the beach, shopping in Kennebunkport, ME, “coffeeing up” with my girls and laughing with my sisters over hysterical YouTube videos, I forgot. Anyways, I am guest posting today …