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...
Gently Correcting Our Children
We are called in Ephesians 4:29 to respond with words that give grace, encourage, and build up. This includes those hard moments when our kids are sinfully disobedient. You can read the post below or listen in to the podcast where I share a bit more content. Listen and Download the Podcast: Find All Podcast Episodes or Subscribe to the Podcast. Related Articles: Gently Correcting One Another Podcast EP 48: Cultivating Gentleness Biblically Communicating with Our ... continue reading...
Podcast EP 51: Our Mundane Moments Matter
Our Mundane Moments Matter: How many times do we give thanks to the Lord for the ministry He has given us at home. Are we thankful for the mundane everyday moments or are we are only grateful when we think we are doing “great” things for the Lord? We live in God's home. He owns it. He has gifted it to us and given us the job of stewardship over it. He's put us in charge, and we are responsible to Him. As believers, it should make us work harder, and we shouldn't desire to escape from work ... continue reading...
Simple Tips to Reading More Books for Busy Moms
We all know the books we read shape us and grow us. I've been challenged by books, taught by books and comforted by books over my years of reading and being read to. I can still pick up a book to read to my grandbabies that I read to my children when they were little and be taken back to those days of sitting with my babies on my lap getting lost in the story. I can hear in those memories the giggles, or surprise or sadness depending on the story in the voices of my children. It's been fun to ... 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...