Inside: A simple Christ-focused Thanksgiving planning guide with the hope that your family will feast on the abundant grace of God. The wonderful holiday of Thanksgiving is upon us, and as Christians, it should be a time of not just feasting on food but feasting on the abundant grace of God we have been shown through the sacrifice of Jesus Christ. I hope to give you some ideas today on planning a simple, Christ-focused Thanksgiving dinner. I know as women, we can get caught ... continue reading...
EP 47: Simple Ideas for a Christ-Centered Thanksgiving
Inside: Simple Ideas to Celebrate a Christ-Focused Thanksgiving with Your Family & Friends I know as women we can get caught in our to-do lists and forget to give thanks in and through all things – even in the gift of preparing to serve others with the hope of pointing them to the One who we truly have all things to be thankful for! give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. ~ 1 Thessalonians 5:18 My hope today is to simplify ... continue reading...
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 quick clean-up for my own family and for company too. The quick cleaning method I’m going to share with you has been serving me well for many years. 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 quick clean-up for my family and for ... continue reading...
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 fellow bungler to help us think ahead and pray about how we might grow in being proxies for the gospel, in word and deed, among our families this Thanksgiving. These are some practical ideas for what it might mean to see ourselves as sent among our relatives. Stirring Up Gratitude Through Contentment (Or Is It The ... continue reading...
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 clean haven't all been finished. There are gifts I wanted to purchase or send that didn't happen. There are cookies I hoped to bake that I didn't get too and areas I wanted to tidy at home that I didn't even get close to doing. I'm choosing to remember today to choose the better thing that Mary choose, and that was ... continue reading...