Thanksgiving Devotional: Day 5 One way we help our budget is by shopping at thrift stores, garage sales, Facebook Marketplace, etc. for birthday or Christmas gifts for our kids. We have gotten some great deals on some super fun items. The boys usually get a few gifts and an Amazon gift card to use towards…
Thanksgiving Devotional: Day 3 If you missed any of the first 2 Days:Day 1Day 2 “Mom, guess how many rounds I won on MarioKart!” “Guess how many shots I just made in a row!” “Guess how many times the cats tried to get me to feed them today!” I have to be honest, I feel…
A 5 Day Devotional for Women: Join us for a week of focusing on our attitudes toward life and learning how we can be thankful for the simple things.
A 5 Day Devotional for Women: Join us for a week of focusing on our attitudes toward life and learning how we can be thankful for the simple things.
Self Care for the Christian Woman After any busy season I tend to feel worn out. I get distracted by the busyness of life and try to cut things out to add more sleep, but that only creates the desire for more sleep. And one crabby mama. I feel tired, but I long for connection….
Weekly Feedings I only feed my children once a week. I know that they should have food daily, but I’ve found that they can actually get by on one good meal weekly, so I’ve been skimping to make things easier. In fact, I’m not even the one cooking or serving them that one meal. I…
A Fresh Look at Your Role as “Mom” My dear friend makes the best apple pie on the planet. The kind of pie that everyone knows about. The one people request as their birthday gifts. The one when you see her walking towards you during school pick up, paper plate in hand, your heart skips…
I wonder if the blind man that Jesus healed ever worried that his sight was just temporary, or if the woman with the bleeding issue ever thought for sure she was going to start bleeding again. What about Elizabeth? Do you think she spent her first trimester wondering if she was going to miscarry? Maybe….
I can’t tell you how many times I have seen images portraying what people imagine motherhood to be like, including a mom and young children dressed very “proper” and laughing at what clearly must have been the best joke since the original “Knock knock.” They are just loving life. All is well. There is always a…
Do you know what I hate? I hate failure! But what I’m coming to realize is that I hate my definition of failure. Failure in my eyes doesn’t make me a failure in God’s eyes. I need to learn how to rest in that. Tripping and falling does not disqualify us from a race. It…