As I’m easing my way into summer, I’m looking forward to writing more. To get reacquainted with my blog, I’m wiping away the virtual cobwebs with something I had the honor of sharing at my school’s baccalaureate a couple of weeks ago. The theme of the evening was the Fruits of the Spirit, and the students […]
In Everything Give Thanks
“Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.” ~1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 I have a started a half dozen different posts in recent weeks and months that I can’t seem to complete for the simple reason that I can’t seem to express properly how much […]
What I’ve Learned About Living Free
Oh, hello there friends! I know I have been absent on here for the past month, and I’ve missed you. It’s been a crazy few weeks in our family, how about yours? Now that I’m at the end of September, I can’t believe what a haze I’ve been in since August ended. Ha! Honestly, I […]
What I Learned from Listening to Whining
Mondays happen to all of us once a week. Profound, huh? Here’s another deep thought. Some Mondays are great, and others are Monday-type Mondays. Around here, today was a Monday-type Monday. You know the kind. Everyone had to get up far earlier than they wanted to. All of those little things that seemed attainable when […]
Choosing to do it Anyway
As I embark on the fourth Christmas season as a mother, I can see progress. Of course in my son, but also in me. In the beginning, I believed I should be the mom whose kid did every creative project known to man, so I’d have my one year old attempting to make hand print […]
On People Pleasing
There was joy in his leap. He didn’t look around to see who was watching, he simply seized the opportunity to embrace one of the great things about this season, threw his hands in the air, and jumped. Because I’m a people pleaser by nature, sometimes I miss moments like these. Instead of soaking in […]
A Box of Chalk + Giveaway
She has no idea I’m sharing this until she reads it, but I have to tell you that Ashley applied what she talks about in this post to me in many ways last week. First off, she wrote this post for me when I asked for guest posters. She also rearranged our playdate plans and […]
For When It Feels Easier to Just be Swallowed Up
I’d be lying if I said that going from being a somewhat normal woman to a one-handed, more-clumsy-than-usual, completely-dependent-on-others one is no big deal to me. I know it could be so much worse, and I am grateful for the generosity and love that has been shown to me since the unhappy moment when I […]
Doing Ministry Outside the Home When You’ve Got Little Munchkins {Guest Post}
Today I welcome back Desiré to share some ministry opportunities God has given her as she raises her two small children. I pray you are inspired, as I am, to put yourself out there for the cause of Christ. What better way to teach our kids the importance of ministering to others than to let […]
Hi. I’m a Mom and I Work in Full-Time Ministry {Guest Post}
I know you’ll be encouraged by reading the first of two posts from my friend Desiré. Today she tells her story about how God changed her view of ministry in a personal and powerful way. Be sure to check out When You Rise, a blog where she and my other friend Jen share fantastic ideas […]