A few weeks ago I got a comment from a friend who was feeling overwhelmed and like her work in the home is just plain pointless sometimes. And my heart went out to her! Last week I addressed the first part of her question: When Your Work Just Doesn’t Feel Worthwhile. In that episode I… Read More
One of the most important things we can spend our time doing, is working on growing our relationship with the Lord. But growing our faith and being intentional with our time doesn’t happen by accident. But most of us don’t really know what it means to be intentional with our relationship with the Lord…or at… Read More
I love to read. I get excited to see the new releases each month and typically read anywhere from 4-10 books a month. I love to read fiction books, but my real love lies in Christian non-fiction. In fact, I issued a Christian reading challenge for women this year and several thousand women are all… Read More
Mother’s Day is just around the corner! Every year I like to hunt for something special and unique for my Mother-in-law and some years are harder than others to find something that’s meaningful. I especially like if I can find something with Scripture on it! I got an email this morning from Day Spring about… Read More
Throughout college as I was writing papers on Ancient Near Eastern History and learning how to read the Bible in the original Hebrew (yeah – I was a double major – History and Biblical Studies and loved every minute of it), it was easy to feel like I was spending my time on extremely worthwhile… Read More
I was compensated by World Vision for my time in writing this post. All opinions are my own. Nearly 1,000 children under age 5 die every day from diarrhea caused by contaminated water, poor sanitation and improper hygiene. In Ethiopia alone, about 40 million people lack a clean water source and an estimated 70 million… Read More
A secret weapon in my homemaking is listening to things out loud during my day while I work around the house. It helps motivate me to get to work, helps me stay energized while I work, and becomes an incredible opportunity to learn and grow. I regularly listen to the Bible, many good podcasts, and… Read More
People ask me just about every day how I manage my time. With five kids four and under, and running our ministry full time as a family, it takes a lot of balance and juggling to manage it all. If you hop on over to YouTube and watch our Week in the Life videos, you… Read More
Yesterday on the podcast I attempted to answer a question and went in the direction of what do you do when your day gets derailed? So hop over to listen or read that episode because it’s got some good stuff. Here’s the question I got: “I was wondering if you could share a schedule on your… Read More
One of the hardest things about “homemaking” or running and managing our homes…is figuring out how to DO IT ALL. On the best of days it can be difficult to juggle it all. Throw in a sleepless newborn, a teething toddler, a sick kid, a difficult circumstance, or any variety of weird things that can… Read More
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