As Christians, we all desire to grow more and more into the image of Jesus. We want to "keep killing sin", we want to "love others as we love ourselves" and mostly we want to know and love Jesus more because all those other good things will follow if that is our first pursuit. God's Word is clear that He wants me to love Him with all my heart, soul, mind and strength. "I don’t know what you’ve been taught, I don’t know what you’ve been told about sanctification. But I will tell you this: the ... continue reading...
Podcast Ep. 29: Where to Begin When You’re Overwhelmed in Caring for Your Home
I’m sharing today from a post I wrote quite awhile back called Where to Begin When You're Overwhelmed, and it was dealing with our home keeping. It’s been a very controversial post and people either have a love or hate relationship with it. I’m hoping you all are in the love camp today because I’m not a fan of being in the hate camp. Before we begin, I want to lay out a statement here that I want you to remember as we walk through this. What I’m sharing is going to look different in every ... continue reading...
Podcast Ep. 27: Planning Our Days as Homemakers
I have always been a planner oriented person. I love notebooks and pens and making lists. I love seeing items I have to-do written down. It helps me to keep order and meet the needs of my family and others while still getting time to do some of the things I love to do too (like write on this blog here). I'd like to walk through with you today how I use my planner to plan my days. It isn't meant to be copied buy to spark ideas on ways you can plan your days working with the way God has ... continue reading...
Starting Your Day with Jesus
It's the start of a new year, and we all have goals and hopes and dreams to accomplish this year. Some of us may have written them down, and others may just keep them in our head. I know as a believer one of the desires that are always in the back of my mind is getting more time with the Lord. At the start of the new year after working through my spiritual priorities, I sit and plan what my time with the Lord will look like in the mornings. My hope is you're not giving up on this post ... continue reading...
Podcast Episode 10: Setting Spiritual Priorities for the New Year
I am a calendar and planner lover. I love lists and making goals and seeking to make the most of my days. I’m also aware how easy it is to become overwhelmed, miserable, and exhausted when I don’t have a good plan in place to make the most of my days. I want to share today a system I’ve used for years on planning my spiritual priorities for the year. It has helped me to focus and build my choices in light of biblical priorities. It comes from a great little resource called Shopping for Time ... continue reading...
