Finding Grace-Filled Confidence in the Chaos
Thanksgiving is my husband’s favorite holiday! I honestly don’t understand why. Typically at the end of Thanksgiving Day I find myself sick from too much food (that I promised myself I wouldn’t eat), tired from chasing children who didn’t have a decent nap all day and facing a long drive home. Yet as I was […] Read more…
Guest post from Ashley Hales of Circling the Story! I don’t know if you’re anything like me, but every year I get sucked into Pinterest in November. It’s pages of DIY galore with trees and thankfulness and sparkles and tablescapes and food. It’s beautiful and inspiring and…overwhelming. Because I know that I’m never going to have […] Read more…
I’ve always had a love-hate relationship with the 31st chapter of the book of Proverbs. I mean, talk about a flawless woman! She must be imaginary, right? And really, is this chapter even fair to women? It was written by a guy, after all. Take a quick refresher if you haven’t read verses 10-31 of […] Read more…
Welcome to 31 Days of Hope for Moms! To see all the posts in the series, click here! Today’s post is a guest post from my friend Amanda at Bless Your Heart and Home. Although some women who are struggling with infertility have not yet been able to conceive, there are also moms, like Amanda, who […] Read more…
Welcome to 31 Days of Hope for Moms! To see all the posts in the series, click here! Here we are, on day two of this series. Can I share a little confession? I wrote this post a long time ago. In fact, I already published something similar to it, two years ago when I first […] Read more…
“Hurry up, get ready for bed!” “We’re in a hurry, we don’t have time!” “Just sit here a minute while I feed your baby sister!” Any of those exasperated statements get thrown around in your house, or is it just me? ;) When you have little kids, you’re usually in a hurry for something. And […] Read more…
Facebook notifications. Text messages. A TV episode you’ve been dying to watch for days. A book that has been drawing you in, so much so that you can barely put it down. An internet “conversation” you want to jump into. Your to-do list that is going undone, the perfect ministry opportunity at church that allows […] Read more…
Today I have a FREE download for you, a beautiful Easter/Resurrection Sunday Scripture printable made by my friend Lindsey. It is an 8×10 printable of 1 Peter 1:3, perfect for hanging on Easter weekend and beyond, because Jesus Christ is risen! Just click here to download it to your computer and then print at home […] Read more…
Doug Phillips. Bill Gothard. Ted Haggard. Take a quick look around the internet news websites or on any number of blogs and you’ll likely see stories or comments on these three individuals. Those in high positions of leadership who commandeered many a follower until recently when their moral failures made it impossible for them to […] Read more…
“Therefore the Lord longs to be gracious to you, and therefore He waits on high to have compassion on you. For the Lord is a God of justice; how blessed are all those who long for Him.” Isaiah 30:18, ESV This verse from Isaiah, addressed to God’s people, is one I need to read over […] Read more…
Yesterday was a rough day. All of us were….incredibly grouchy, to say the least. We’re ready for spring to come (and it isn’t coming). I said some things I shouldn’t, both to my kids and my husband. And now I’m struggling through some personal convictions that aren’t pleasant to face. You see, originally this post was […] Read more…
I realize that this should have been February’s post, since it’s a 12 part look at grace, designed to be shared on once a month! But February got away from me (it is the shortest month of the year, after all), so here we are look at part two of this series on the 3rd […] Read more…
Webster’s 1828 Dictionary defines grace in many ways. My favorite of the definitions is this: “Appropriately the free unmerited love and favor of God, the spring and source of all the benefits men receive from him.” In the past, I’ve encouraged you as a fellow momma to receive grace and talked about how grace is […] Read more…
Some days are simple, others are complicated. A few days are easy, the rest can be hard. All bring joy, but not all bring happiness {they’re different, I think}. I was supposed to start this post yesterday, but something held me back. Now I think I know why. Because it wasn’t ready yet. This morning, […] Read more…
Newtown, Connecticut. This image portrays a picturesque view of a peaceful northeastern town. We grieved as we saw this peaceful picture shattered last Friday, when 20 children and 6 adults were mercilessly gunned down, their lives ended without cause. What has come of our world? we cry. Our spirits are crushed. Where was God? we ask. Our […] Read more…