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…
Inside: He can calm the storm with a word, and He can calm the storm in my heart as well. Because of Christ in us, we, too, can have quiet hearts in the midst of the storms of life. Have you ever slept through a storm? I seem to have the uncanny ability to do…
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…
Inside: In the spirit of Titus 2, I want to be an encouragement in the areas of loving our husbands and children, being keepers of our homes, and being self-controlled and submissive to our husbands so God’s Word will not be reviled. As we start getting back into fall and a routine (as we talked…
Inside: These are the three tools that I’ve used for many years to help keep my days as a homemaker organized and running a bit more smoothly. These are the three tools that I’ve used for many years to help keep my days as a homemaker organized and running a bit more smoothly. It’s nothing…
We’re continuing in a series here at the podcast on marriage. Each episode can stand alone, but they are meant to be listened to together. Last week we talked about God’s Design for Marriage and Our Role as Women. We touched briefly on areas of submission, respect, and love. Today we’re going to start…
I am so grateful to be back at the podcast and excited about this upcoming series on marriage. I’ve enjoyed my study time for this series and this first one is foundational because it lays out from God’s Word His design for marriage and what our role is He has called us to as…
Inside: Worry reveals the idols of my heart, something I treasure more than Christ. Today’s podcast we’re discussing what God’s Word has to say about our anxiousness and worry. We’ve been working through the book of Matthew at church and have been in the Sermon on the Mount for quite a few months now. I’ve…
Inside: Seasons of waiting are good to see the Lord at work in our lives for our good and His glory. As I’m sharing this episode, I’m finding myself in a waiting room on the Lord, and it’s been a long one, and I don’t see an end near. It has reminded me that when…
To Read: The Missing Word in Our Modern Gospel – @The Gospel Coalition “There’s a word missing from the presentation of our modern gospel. It’s the word repent. Yeah, I know, that sounds old school, like an embarrassing sidewalk preacher with a sandwich board and cheap tracts with bad graphics and lots of exclamation points….
To waste time is to squander a gift from God. ~ John Blanchard Self Discipline is essential to spiritual growth and it is useful in our lives in so many ways. Living lives that are disciplined means saying, “yes” to God in every area of our lives. Jesus is our ultimate example of what…
To Read: Five Parenting Myths I Used to Believe – @One Degree to Another “To experience the good times, I first had to abandon some ridiculous preconceived notions and myths I believed about parenting. There are five parenting myths I believed that were harmful and wrongheaded.” The Wounds of a Friend – @Everyone Needs a…
Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves. Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others. Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, Philippians 2:3-5 As wives and mothers we spend our days…
Blog Posts I Loved This Week: What Does it Mean to Fear the Lord? @Writers Gonna Write (my daughter’s blog xo) Choice: Spoken Word Poetry @Living Waters (It’s a video and so worth your time to watch) Why Being a Mom is Enough @Finding Joy Is Your Communication Meaningless Chatter or Godly Conversations? @Rick Thomas…
I have a confession to make; I struggle with worry. The passage below (Mathew 6:25-34) reminds me what Jesus says to worriers like myself. I want to walk through this passage today to speak to my heart, and yours and the hope is we will both be reminded that the Lord knows what we need and…
“To be forgiven is such sweetness that honey is tasteless in comparison with it. But yet there is one thing sweeter still and that is to forgive.” ~ C. H. Spurgeon As I’m writing and processing through this post I don’t know what you my readers are coming to this post with. I don’t know…
Being a homemaker can seem like such a mundane job to the world. It can be easy to find satisfaction in other areas of our lives that get noticed by others. In the care of your home and family is where God’s chisel is being worked to transform you into the image of Christ. It…
I’m finding myself in a waiting room on the Lord, and it has reminded me that when I gave myself to Him I gave up my “right” to be in charge. Even though it is a truth we know, how many times do we want to think that somehow we can effect change in our…
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