So many times as wives, we can focus more on what our husbands are doing wrong instead of focusing our hearts on what they are doing right. You can read the post below in (5 minutes) or listen in to the podcast (20 minutes) where I share more content. Related Links: Romancing Your Husband The Impact of Encouraging Your Husband Marriage Series - Posts & Podcasts 30 Day Husband and Encouragement Challenge EP 69: Preaching the Gospel to Yourself Thankful ... continue reading...
EP 81: Elisabeth Elliot on Hints for a Quiet Time
As Christians, we all desire to grow more and more into the image of Jesus. We want to "keep killing sin", we want to "love others as we love ourselves" and mostly we want to know and love Jesus more because all those other good things will follow if that is our first pursuit. You can read the post below in (6 minutes) or listen in to the podcast (18 minutes) where I share more content. Listen to the Podcast Below or Subscribe on Your Favorite App: Related ... continue reading...
4 Truths to Pray for One Another
I love reading the prison prayers of Paul (Ephesians 1:15-23, 3:14-21; Philippians 1:9-11, Colossians 1:9-12) because we see the heart of what the apostle desired for us. Amid this trial, Paul didn't pray the believers in Ephesus or Philippi would live their best life now. He didn't pray for material blessings, but his focus was on the spiritual and the unlimited and glorious blessings we have from being in Christ. "He did not ask God to give them what they did not have, but rather ... continue reading...
EP 80: Do the Next Thing {A Reminder from Elisabeth Elliot}
My heart can get too easily overwhelmed when my task list begins to look longer than the hours in my day. I'm sharing a favorite saying I remind myself that I first heard from Elisabeth Elliot, "Do the Next Thing." The poem where Mrs. Elliot first heard those words was written by Mr. George A. Paull (scroll a bit from the beginning of the book linked), and it was from a book written by Eleanor Amerman Sutphen titled, Ye Nexte Thynge. You can read part of the episode below (5 ... continue reading...
EP 79: Homemaking Matters: A Good God Working Out His Purposes in the Midst of Our Ordinary Days
We rarely take the time to consider how our work in our homes matters, and we can struggle to discover purpose amid what seems to be mundane tasks we handle day after day. I can assure you, our Homemaking Matters. Our good God is working out His purposes in the midst of our ordinary days. In today's episode, my hope is for us to capture the reality of God's hand in every aspect of our lives as homemakers. There is purpose being worked out in our typical day to day life. God is always ... continue reading...