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EP 186: Encouraging Your Husband’s Leadership in the Home with Doug Ferrell
ByMarci Ferrell

Inside: How can we be for our husbands and strengthen their leadership in practical, biblical ways? Encouraging Your Husband’s Leadership A Gospel Conversation with Doug Ferrell 🥰 In this special episode, Doug joins me for a warm and honest conversation about how wives can encourage their husband’s leadership in practical, biblical ways. This is a…

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Biblical Womanhood | Christian Living | Communication in Marriage | Marriage | Submission

Common Struggles Wives Face in Encouraging Their Husband’s Leadership
ByMarci Ferrell

Inside: When submission feels hard: common struggles Christian wives face and how to think through them biblically. Biblical submission in marriage is one of the most misunderstood and emotionally loaded topics for Christian wives. And yet, when we look at Scripture, we see that God’s design is not about diminishing women. It’s about reflecting Christ…

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Christian Living | Encouragement | Homemaking | Homemaking Encouragement | Menu Planning | Podcast | Time Management | Titus 2

EP 185: Life Lately at Our House
ByMarci Ferrell

Inside: Sharing a life update on Bible reading, homemaking, planning, marriage, and what this season looks like around our home. As we step into a new year, I’ve found myself with a handful of thoughts I wanted to share. Nothing big or formal — just some parts of life we’re settling back into, a few…

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Christian Living | Homemaking | Time Management

Planning with Purpose: Spiritual Priorities for the New Year
ByMarci Ferrell

Inside: As we begin a new year, I’m sharing a simple, biblical way to think about planning, faithfulness, and spiritual priorities. At the start of a new year, we usually find ourselves thinking about goals, planning, decluttering, organizing, relationships, routines, new Bible reading plans, books to read, and I can keep going here. These are…

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Bible Study | Christian Living | Prayer

10 Questions to Ask Yourself at the Start of a New Year
ByMarci Ferrell

Inside: These are great questions to print out and tuck in your Bible for your own personal time of reflection or good discussion questions to work through together as a couple or family. So many times, we can go about our day and not take the time to “consider our ways” (Haggai 1:5). Donald Whitney has…

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Biblical Womanhood | Christian Living | Christmas | Easter | Holidays | Motherhood | Thanksgiving

Choosing a Mary Heart in a Martha Season
ByMarci Ferrell

Inside: This Christmas, let’s choose the better thing, sitting at the feet of Jesus, worshiping Him, serving with love, and treasuring His presence above all. You can listen to the post here: I’m Choosing: We are already nearing Christmas Eve, and plans that I had to bake, or buy, or clean haven’t all been finished….

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Bible Study | Christian Living | Podcast | Theology

EP 184: Putting Off the Old and Putting On the New (Ephesians 4:22-24)
ByMarci Ferrell

Inside: Putting off the old and putting on the new is how we grow in Christ. Real change happens as we turn from sin, renew our minds, and walk with Him. In my last post, Killing the Sin of Selfishness, we looked at how easily our hearts can drift toward that “me first” mindset. Today I want…

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Christmas | Gift Guides | Holidays

2025 Christ-Focused Gift Guide for the Whole Family
ByMarci Ferrell

Inside: Thoughtful and Christ centered Christmas gift ideas for the whole family. Simple, meaningful gifts that bless your home and point to Jesus. Christmas giving can be such a joy, but it can also feel overwhelming when we’re trying to find gifts that are meaningful, practical, and Christ-centered. Each year I love gathering ideas that…

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Christmas & Advent Devotionals for the Whole Family
ByMarci Ferrell

Inside: A roundup of recommended Christmas & Advent resources for individuals and families. Christmas is near, and I know it will be on the mind of many of you to find a good devotional for your own personal use or one to read together as a family. You may even enjoy giving them as a…

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Christian Living | Marriage | Theology

EP 183: Killing the Sin of Selfishness
ByMarci Ferrell

Inside: We don’t fight selfishness by trying harder. We fight it by remembering Jesus. Selfishness is a sin that touches every one of our hearts. It hides easily in plain sight and, as Jerry Bridges called it, it’s one of those “respectable sins.” It creeps into our thoughts, our homes, and even our service to…

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Holidays | Thanksgiving

10 Simple Ways to Keep Christ at the Heart of Thanksgiving
ByMarci Ferrell

Inside: Keep Thanksgiving centered on Christ with these 10 simple, meaningful ways to celebrate with gratitude, peace, and joy in Him. My favorite celebration of Thanksgiving is almost here, and as I’ve been planning for our family, I wanted to share how we’ve simplified the day over the years. We’ve learned to keep ours Christ-centered…

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Christian Living | Encouragement | Motherhood

When the Days are Overwhelming
ByMarci Ferrell

Inside: Feeling overwhelmed? Pause, pray, and do the next faithful thing. His grace meets you right where you are. I lift up my eyes to the hills.From where does my help come?My help comes from the LORD,who made heaven and earth. Psalm 121:1–2 I remember when my daughter was in the thick of the little…

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Biblical Womanhood | Christian Living | Marriage | Titus 2

EP 182: Do You Have a Meek and Quiet Spirit?
ByMarci Ferrell

Inside: A gentle and quiet spirit isn’t weakness. It is strength anchored in God, a beauty that lasts and glorifies Christ in every season. Do not let your adorning be external—the braiding of hair and the putting on of gold jewelry, or the clothing you wear—but let your adorning be the hidden person of the…

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Christian Living | Communicating with Our Children | Motherhood | Podcast

EP 181: Biblically Communicating With Our Children
ByMarci Ferrell

Inside: Biblical communication is more than words—it’s discipleship. Speak with grace, listen with patience, and point your children to Christ. Do you dream of the moment when every time you speak to your child they respond joyfully with, “Yes, Mom,” “I agree with you,” or “You are so wise, Mom”? Most of our real-life moments…

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Christian Living | Sermon on the Mount Devotionals | Theology

The Quiet Strength of Meekness
ByMarci Ferrell

Inside: Meekness isn’t weakness. It’s strength surrendered to God. In a world of self-promotion, Jesus calls us to quiet trust and gentle boldness. His Word is meant to shape how we live and love. “Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.” —Matthew 5:5 Meekness may be one of the hardest beatitudes to…

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Adult Children | Biblical Womanhood | Encouragement | Motherhood | Podcast

EP 180: Determining the Best Choices for Your Family
ByMarci Ferrell

Inside: The best choices for your family begin with God’s Word. Be encouraged to walk in grace, seek wisdom, and trust the Lord as you faithfully walk out your calling at home. We’re talking today about something that’s been on my heart—determining the best choices for your family. As I watch my daughter raise her…

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Christian Living | Contentment | Encouragement | Theology

Trusting God with Our Everyday Fears
ByMarci Ferrell

Inside: When the what ifs rise, I’m choosing to rest in what I know: I’m seen, loved, and held by my faithful Father. We all face moments when fear creeps in. Maybe it’s a hard conversation that needs to happen (I’m not a lover of confrontation—who is really?), or a health concern, or a child struggling in…

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The Kitchen Table

The Kitchen Table | July 25th, 2025
ByMarci Ferrell

Inside: Discern false teaching, learn key theology terms, press on in the Word, see what I’m reading, and find this week’s favorite drink Pull up a chair, friend. Here are a few simple favorites from my week—encouragement for your heart and home. Articles to Encourage You 15 Ways to Discern False Teaching @Clearly Reformed“Biblical discernment…

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