Christmas Love – 1 Corinthians 13 Style
Christmas Love, 1 Corinthians 13 Style “If I decorate my house perfectly with plaid bows, strands of twinkling lights, and shiny glass balls but do not show love…
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EP 11: Serving with a Mary Heart in a Martha Season
We are already nearing Christmas Eve and plans that I had to bake or buy or clean hasn’t all been finished. There are gifts I wanted to purchase or…
Sitting at the Feet of Jesus in a Season of Busyness
One of the aspects of the life of Christ that stands out to me is that Jesus never seemed to be in a hurry. Even when crowds of people…
Weekend Coffee Break: Christmas Edition
To Read: Words are the Greatest Gifts – @Desiring God “Words are the secret of Christmas. Even more important than the gifts we purchase, and the packages we wrap,…
EP 9: Christ-Focused Christmas Celebration Ideas
It’s not the gingerbread houses or cookies or special meals that will have the most impact on your family. It is the attitude of your heart. It is them seeing…
EP 7: Getting Ready for Company Fast – Your Home and Heart
Inside: I appreciate being able to make my family feel comfy and well cared for along with those we show hospitality to, so I use this list for an occasional…
Christ Focused Christmas Gift Guide 2017
Christmas shopping can get a bit overwhelming and I wanted to help you (and myself) to make it a bit less complicated. I love to find gifts for family and…
Weekend Coffee Break {Thanksgiving Edition}
To Read: Making the Most of Turkey Time: Thanksgiving on Mission – @Desiring God So before bellying up to this year’s turkey feast, here’s a few thoughts from a…
Creating a Lifegiving Table
Inside: 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. Do you think of…
Planning a Christ-Focused Easter
We know this time of year the stores are filled with Easter baskets, chocolates, and egg coloring kits but as Christian’s our celebration of Easter focuses on the truth that…
Giving Thanks in the Storms of Life
Do you ever find yourself having “gospel amnesia”? Rick Thomas reminds me we all have it as Christians from time to time. Gospel Amnesia is when I can find myself…
Putting on an Attitude of Love in Your Home
As a young believer I first came across the “Put On, Put Off” principle in reading The Excellent Wife. It’s based on the principles in Ephesians 4 regarding what…
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…
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…
Our Simple Thanksgiving Traditions
Inside: Thanksgiving is a sweet time to recognize as a family and express appreciation for all the benefits we’ve received from God and others. Thankfulness to God is a recognition…
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,…
Best 3 Ingredient Chocolate Milkshake
We cherish summertime in Wisconsin since it only is here for a week ;). One of our favorite summertime treats are homemade milkshakes. My son is an ice cream connoisseur….
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