Choosing a Mary Heart in a Martha Season
You can listen to the post in a podcast version here: I’m Choosing: We are already nearing Christmas Eve and plans that I had to bake or buy or…
Christian Living
Simple Ways to Keep Christ the Focus this Christmas Season
I’m sharing a snippet below from a podcast about how we can keep our Christmas traditions simple and Christ-focused: “As the busy Christmas season is upon us we can find…
Surrendering Your Rights to God
It’s the Thanksgiving season and I’m re-visiting a favorite yearly read called Choosing Gratitude: Your Journey to Joy by Nancy DeMoss Wolgemuth. In one of the chapters she shares a…
Are You a Hypocrite?
“Judge not, that you be not judged. 2 For with the judgment you pronounce you will be judged, and with the measure you use it will be measured to…
Choosing the Path of Forgiveness
“To be forgiven is such sweetness that honey is tasteless in comparison with it. But yet there is one thing sweeter still and that is to forgive.” ~ C. H….
Attitudes of a Transformed Heart
Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is…
Addressing Our Husband’s Sin
After being married over thirty years and over half of those being Christians, sadly we have dealt with much sin in our marriage. Sometimes well and sometimes not so…
Giving Thanks in Difficult Circumstances
Inside: There are some situations in our lives where it can be hard to see the good. It can be easy to lose hope and fix our eyes on the…
Delighting in Being a Worker at Home
How does keeping our homes have an impact on the Gospel of Jesus Christ? Why should we pattern our lives, including the care of our homes, according to…
Praying God’s Word Over Our Children
“I have so much business I cannot get on without spending three hours daily in prayer.” ~Martin Luther Our children are a gift from the Lord, a heritage, a…
Preparing Our Families for Sunday Morning Worship
How many times does Sunday morning roll around and you find your heart in a state of chaos instead of calm to worship the Lord? How many Sunday’s do you…
10 Lessons from the Life of Mary
Every Christmas season I look forward to reading the account of the birth of Christ in Luke together as a family on Christmas morning. I’m amazed at Mary’s…
Our Simple Family Christmas Traditions
Inside: Sharing some of our favorite simple family Christmas traditions that help us to keep the focus on Christ. Infinite and an infant Eternal, yet born of a woman… Oh,…
Waiting on God
I’m finding myself in a waiting room on the Lord, and it has reminded me that when I gave myself to Him I gave up my “right” to be in…
Dealing with the Dirt Inside the Cup
It is really easy to look good on the outside. The Pharisees were great at “cleaning the outside of the cup” but how often do we seek to deal with…
Encouragement on Difficult Days
When our families go through battles with illness we know, as the mom, there seem to be no sick days for us. We may have restful days as we battle through…
When We Complain
Do you find yourself easily offended or angry? Complaining about the circumstances in your life? Blaming others for the issues in your life? Upset over the person who overlooked your…
Loving Your Young Adult/Teen Child in the Difficult Times
This week I’m sharing some articles from around the web that may be a help to those with difficult situations with teens or young adults in their homes. I…
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