Making it Impossible to Not Think About God
Well, the time is here where all of my planning to plan is in the past. I must actually really plan what I will have in place for my little man's arrival in what appears to be just over 4 weeks. I had planned on filling my freezer with meals, having all clothes sorted and cleaned (for baby), and I wanted to organize every single square inch of my house so it was orderly when we added a new … [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...]
I am so excited to share with a newly released eBook from our friend, Erin at The Humbled Homemaker: Confessions of a Cloth Diaper Convert: A Simple, Comprehensive Guide to Using Cloth Diapers. This eBook has been in the heart of Erin for years and we're so excited she has finally completed this little (or rather HUGE) project. Confessions of a Cloth Diaper Convert is over 200 pages long, and … [Read more...]
To be honest, neither us grew up doing family devotions. My husband and I have never seen them done, and we’ve only read about them in books. Getting family devotions started in our family was not easy. We didn’t know where to start, how to do it, or even what to do when we did start. Do you do family devotions at sunrise? Breakfast? Bedtime? Three times a day? We didn’t have a … [Read more...]
“Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you your heart’s desires.” Psalm 37:4 (NLT) Today, I am sitting here watching my 18-month-old play. She laughs, gives me a hug, climbs on my lap, and gives me a big smile. These are the moments I live for and if two and half years ago you told me this is where I would be today, I would have broken down in tears. At that point, I was about to … [Read more...]
Training children in the way they should go is a difficult, and often mind boggling task. While I struggle to preach the gospel to myself everyday, I'm tasked with extending grace to my children and teaching and helping to expose their need for our wonderful Savior. There are so many days where I feel like I can do nothing right and there is simply no fruit on the vine, and never will … [Read more...]
Photo by Lillian Prince Photography Being pregnant is a gift. One of the greatest themes of this pregnancy (or any pregnancy) is the awareness of a divine analogy taking place within the secret places of a woman's womb. With each passing week, I watch my belly grow, and some days I just sit in awe and wonder at that which is developing within me. However, the truth remains that I do not know from … [Read more...]
I get emails often asking me what curriculum I suggest for toddlers and preschoolers that is based on Biblical truth. I also get asked often how I plan on training my boy in Biblical manhood. Well, here is my answer - The ABC's for Godly Children Curriculum. What are The ABC’s for Godly Children? The ABC’s for Godly Children is a teaching tool meant to aid in the Christian and Biblical … [Read more...]
Last week I posted this picture on our Facebook page with the following words: I have dishes in my sink, floors covered in mud, beds unmade, and laundry the size of Mount Everest. So I decided to do some painting with my toddler. #priorities I was overwhelmed with the response to this simple little gesture to encourage others to just let it all slide for a day. One fellow mom said: I … [Read more...]
This post is written by contributing writer, Sarah. Thank you for sharing your story, Sarah. My heart grieves with you. I never really understood Amy Grant's song, "Better than a Hallelujah." "We pour out our miseries God just hears a melody Beautiful, the mess we are The honest cries of breaking hearts Are better than a Hallelujah" (from http://www.elyrics.net) I wondered why would God … [Read more...]
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