How can we as believers "put on" an attitude of love in our homes? What does it look like to "put off" sinful responses and attitudes and "put on" God-honoring attitudes? I'm hoping today to encourage you that as believers we can "put on" attitudes and behaviors that are God-honoring. If we are in Christ, He has equipped us to do so through His presence within us and through our intake of God's truth.We're working through Ephesians 4:22-24 together today:22 to put ... continue reading...
Podcast Episode 13: Choosing Forgiveness
As I’m sharing this with you today, I don’t know what you my listeners are coming to this podcast with. I don’t know the hurts in your lives. Hurtful words, betrayal from a friend, disappointments, and even much darker areas of abuse to unspeakable offenses that many of us could not even fathom.Many times we can just go on trying to live in a state of normalcy all the while these past hurts are building resentment and bitterness in our hearts. Our God does not want us to be stuck ... continue reading...
Creating a Lifegiving Table
Do you think of your family table as a place of discipleship? Our family tables are a place where we can offer Christ to others. Our hope is that our children and others would leave with more than just full bellies but with the truth of Jesus who wants to feed their souls. Does it sound a bit overwhelming? It doesn't have to be and I'm sharing some tips from a great resource in helping you get started creating your own lifegiving table. "Even the simplest supper, meal, snack, or teatime can ... continue reading...
Hope for the Exhausted Mom
Are you a tired mom out there who feels like everything you work so hard to get done seems to get almost immediately undone? Communicating clearly and pointing our children to Christ in our conversations with them is hard. Nurturing the hearts of our children is hard work. Day in and day out work day of a mom can be physically and emotionally exhausting.[clickToTweet tweet="Day in and day out work day of a mom can be physically and emotionally exhausting." quote="Day in and day out work day ... continue reading...
Our Hearts as Mothers – {and a free eBook on Motherhood: Delighting in our Children}
The short excerpt below is from a little eBook I have made available on the blog for my subscribers. It's taken from a book called The Heart of Simplicity. I've done some editing on the chapter on Motherhood that I shared in the book and asked permission to make it available to my readers here at Thankful Homemaker.If you're already a subscriber you'll find it available to download at the bottom of this post in your email. If you aren't a subscriber but would like a copy of the eBook ... continue reading...
