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…
Holidays
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…
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….
Thoughts to Ponder as You Celebrate Christmas
As I’m writing this post I am in the midst of the busyness this season seems to bring about. Baking, cooking, and wrapping. I continue to pray to the…
How to Avoid the Comparison Trap this Christmas
If there is one thing I want you to grasp this Christmas season, don’t get caught in the comparison trap. Comparison robs you of your energy and joy…
10 Gift Ideas for Friends & Family
I am always looking for gift ideas so I thought I would share a bit of what is on my Christmas shopping gift list this year. I tend to be…
Simple Summer Salad Combinations & Vinaigrette Dressings
I do enjoy summertime with the abundance of fresh produce whether through a home garden, CSA, Farmer’s Markets or your local grocery store. I didn’t used to be a salad…
Valentine’s Day Links & A Neat Gift Idea for Hubby!
Neat Gift Idea for Your Husband: This weekend I have swept my husband off to the Creation Museum (doesn’t sound too romantic but stick with me) for…
14 Simple Outreach Ideas with an Eternal Focus
It always seems during the Christmas season our hearts are more focused on the needs of others than other times during the year. As Christians, we should…
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