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EP 63: Fruitful Living in the Empty Nest Years

by Marci Ferrell
Adult Children Christian Living Communication in Marriage Contentment Encouragement Loving Our Children Loving Our Husbands Marriage Motherhood Podcast Titus 2

What does life look like to live a fruitful life in the empty nest years?  What do I do now? What does my day to day life like? @mferrell

  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 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...


Podcast EP 62: Gleanings from the Life of Susannah Spurgeon

by Marci Ferrell
Biblical Womanhood Book Reviews Christian Living Marriage Podcast Titus 2

    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...


Top 10 Articles & Podcasts of 2018

by Marci Ferrell
Bible Study Biblical Womanhood Christian Living Homemaking Marriage Motherhood Podcast Titus 2

My main reason for blogging is to continue to share with others what the Lord is teaching me in my various roles He has called me to as a Christian woman, wife, mother and now grandmother. @mferrell

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?

by Marci Ferrell
Christian Living Encouragement Marriage

How Well Do You Handle Correction? -What is the right response to correction whether or not the correction is right or done lovingly and in humility? @mferrell

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...


Podcast Ep 40: Marriage Series #7 – Sexual Intimacy in Marriage

by Marci Ferrell
Communication in Marriage Loving Our Husbands Marriage Marriage Series Podcast Sexual Intimacy

Sex is a beautiful gift from God. As Christian’s we have God’s permission to enjoy sex within our marriages – God invented it. @mferrell

Sex is a beautiful gift from God. As Christian’s we have God’s permission to enjoy sex within our marriages – God invented it. We can learn not just to enjoy it but delight in intimacy with our husbands Martha Peace shares: The physical union of husband and wife is designed by God to meet God-given desire for companionship, to protect the husband and wife from temptation, and for the mutual giving and receiving of great pleasure and joy between the husband and wife. Companionship is ... continue reading...


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So thankful you’ve stopped by for a visit. Please grab a cup of coffee or tea and sit a bit. I hope to remind you that contentment in our role as homemakers begins with finding our satisfaction in Christ.

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"Prayer is the most tangible expression of trust i "Prayer is the most tangible expression of trust in God." ⁣
~ Jerry Bridges
"The spiritual disciplines are ways by which we ca "The spiritual disciplines are ways by which we can spiritually place ourselves in the path of God’s grace and seek Him." ⁣
~ Donald Whitney⁣
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Link to listen to all the episodes in the Spiritual Disciplines Series at the link in my profile @thankfulhomemaker (click on the link under the blue arrows and then this image).
The means of grace or spiritual disciplines are wa The means of grace or spiritual disciplines are ways the Holy Spirit conforms us more and more into the image of Christ.⁣
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Link to listen to Introduction to the Spiritual Disciplines at the link in my profile @thankfulhomemaker (click on the link under the blue arrows and then this image).
This is the secret of being content: to learn and This is the secret of being content: to learn and accept that we live daily by God’s unmerited favor given through Christ, and that we can respond to any and every situation by His divine enablement through the Holy Spirit.⁣
~ Jerry Bridges⁣
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Listen in to EP 46: Our Need for Contentment at the link in my profile @thankfulhomemaker (click on the link under the blue arrows and then this image)
“So what does contentment mean? It is an inner s “So what does contentment mean? It is an inner sense of rest or peace that comes from being right with God and knowing that He is in control of all that happens to us.”⁣
~ Steven J. Cole⁣
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The quote is taken from EP 46: Our Need for Contentment - link in my profile @thankfulhomemaker to listen to the episode (click on the link under the blue arrows and then this image)⁣
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Contentment in our walk as believers is learned, j Contentment in our walk as believers is learned, just as Paul learned it, so do we as we walk this walk with the Lord. It does not come naturally to us. We know deep down the secret to contentment is to keep our eyes on the Lord in every situation. ⁣
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Come listen in to Our Need for Contentment at the link in my profile @thankfulhomemaker (click on the link under the blue arrows and then this image).
"Rather than mourning over sin, the world redefine "Rather than mourning over sin, the world redefines it, or worse, celebrates it."⁣
~ John MacArthur
There is no heart God cannot conquer.⁣ There is There is no heart God cannot conquer.⁣
There is no life He cannot change.⁣
There is no past He cannot forgive.⁣
~ Steve Lawson
What does it look like to live a fruitful life in 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.⁣
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Come listen in to Fruitful Living in the Empty Nest Years at the link in my profile @thankfulhomemaker (click on the link under the blue arrows and then this image).
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