Making it Impossible to Not Think About God
Leigh Ann Dutton is co-founder of Butterfly Ministries, LLC, which is home to Intentional By Grace , Christian Mommy Blogger, and Intentional Homeschool. She is the wife to the man of her prayers, Mark, and mama to a loveable little boy, Samuel. She takes joy in spending her days creating memorable moments with her husband, conducting kitchen experiments, researching every natural alternative known to man, and making her little boy laugh. She does it all by the grace of God.
This post is part of the series, What to Do When the Church Lets You Down. You can see all the posts here. The church is a profound mystery. Because of this mystery, the Bible uses images and illustrations to help us gain a fuller understanding of God's true heart for the church. When the church lets you down, it is important to go back to God's heart for the church in order to guard against … [Read more...]
I see the moms posting pictures of perfect Friday nights on the porch with their hubbies. I see the moms posting pictures of girls night out. I see the moms posting pictures of sweet babies asleep in their beds. I see them and think, that's not me. I'm the mom at home exhausted on a Friday night, standing by the stairs training a two year old to stay in bed. I'm the mom still struggling to … [Read more...]
We love pancakes in our family. My toddler especially loves them and he loves to help make them. Since we enjoy kids in the kitchen, we've made Saturdays a pancake making tradition. Today I'm over at the Grain Mill Wagon blog posting about our very favorite homemade pancake recipe. I received a Wondermill to try out in exchange for completing the Grain Mill Wagon challenge, and I have … [Read more...]
Do you have something you think the readers of Intentional By Grace would enjoy? We want to hear from you! In the coming weeks, we are going to begin preparing for a new baby to join our family. Yes, our family. The Butterfly Ministries, LLC family. We're one now. :) Nikki is rounding third base of her pregnancy, and that means she's going to take a leave of absence very soon. (Hold me while I … [Read more...]
This post is part of a ten part series on What to Do When the Church Lets You Down. You can see all the posts in this series here. As I was preparing for this post, I was reminded of a comment left on the post Remember Who God is When the Church Lets You Down. I found it both insightful and encouraging, and I believe a wonderful way to introduce today's post. I will add my emphasis to what I want … [Read more...]
I have a sister-in-love who is my hero. She married my "big-little brother" (as I call him), and I don't really remember life before her. She's just another sister to me, and I would never consider using the word "in-law" to describe her. She happens to be a military wife, and as a wife who of a man who travels, I have tasted on a very small scale what it means to have your husband gone while … [Read more...]
Please note this sale has ended. Today is the last day to get 97 popular eBooks and eCourses, valued at just over $600, for the incredibly low price of $29.97! The sale ends tomorrow, May 4th, at 11:59pm EST. If you need a reminder of what The Ultimate Homemaking Bundle includes then you can do so here. We also wrote several posts this week across our network of blogs highlighting some … [Read more...]
Looking in the mirror I don't like what I see right now. For some reason, unkempt hair, baggy shirts, and sweatpants have become the normal every day outfit for me. It doesn't look much better when I go out in public either. With pregnancy, my body is ever changing. I'm never the same two days in a row and I'm growing larger and larger with each passing week. I'm happy for this fact, and I'm … [Read more...]
My husband is crazy about ice cream. Before we were married, or even engaged for that matter, we headed to a local grocery store to pick up two pint size cartons of ice cream - one for me and one for him. We curled under blankets - one for me and one for him - and flipped on the television for a relaxing date night in. Before I was three bites into my ice cream, I looked over at my sweet … [Read more...]
Please note this sale has ended, but we are leaving this page up in order for you to be able to access incredible resources for your homemaking needs! The books cannot be purchased in a bundle, but they can still be purchased individually. You're a homemaker if you do any of the following: Work with willing hands Provide food for your family Open your hand to the poor Reach out to the … [Read more...]
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