What does it look like to live a fruitful life in the empty nest years? What do I do now? What does my day to day life look like? Am I needed anymore? These are questions that raced through my mind as the empty nest season approached and was quickly upon me. You can read the post below (8-minute read) or listen in to the podcast (38 minutes) where I share more content. Listen & Download the Podcast: Find all podcast episodes or subscribe to the podcast ... continue reading...
Gleanings from the Life of Susannah Spurgeon
As a young Christian, I desired to read books from some of the “old guys” in the faith, but it was a bit intimidating. My first exposure to a “not so old guy” was Charles Spurgeon’s, Morning and Evening Devotional. I picked up Alistair Begg’s edited version, and it introduced me to a man who helped me to get a better understanding of what it meant to abide in Christ. You can read the post below or listen in to the podcast where I share a bit more ... continue reading...
Elisabeth Elliot’s Eighty/Twenty Rule
We are already a month into the new year, and one of the yearly habits I’ve developed is working through the Revive Our Hearts 30 Day Husband Encouragement Challenge. Instead of doing it alone this year, I’m working through it with the Thankful Homemaker Facebook group. We’re taking one challenge a day to help us to become better encouragers of our husbands. This is a great challenge to do with a friend too. So many times as wives we can get focused more on what our husbands are doing wrong ... continue reading...
Top 10 Articles & Podcasts of 2018
The end of the year is always a time I review here at the blog and determine what my schedule looks like for next year. It's fun for me to see what the top read posts and listened to podcasts were from the last year. It's been a good help in determining what type of content my readers are interested in. I'm just so thankful for every one of you and have been grateful for your support and friendships over many years here at the blog now. I started this blog in 2010 by the encouragement of my ... continue reading...
How Do You Handle Correction?
Whoever ignores instruction despises himself, but he who listens to reproof gains intelligence. Proverbs 15:32 Lovingly Accepting Correction How many times in your life have you been corrected, even lovingly, by someone and your reaction was not a very Christ honoring one? What is even more difficult is how many times were those corrections needed because they were right? Maybe the correction came from your spouse, a dear friend or a family member. My husband, being the one closest to me, ... continue reading...