By Contributing Writer, Katie Bennett. Christmas is SUCH an exciting time of year for so many reasons! And a wonderful part of that excitement is our Christmas tradition of giving and receiving gifts from one another. However, we can easily get so caught up in the “stuff” of gift-giving that we forget to choose gifts with meaning. We settle… Read More
By Contributing Writer, Victoria Osborn What are some gifts of experiences you have enjoyed both giving and receiving? I’m one of those people who is strictly against Christmas anything before Thanksgiving. We don’t decorate, listen to Christmas music or do anything of the season until Thanksgiving is over. The reason is I adore Thanksgiving and the… Read More
This week is Meal Planning week here at YWG. Meal planning is a really important part of running and managing my kitchen and I’m excited to dive into resources all week for helping you discover a meal planning option that works best for you. On Friday I shared 15+ recipes that the whole family will love… Read More
I packed an Operation Christmas Child Box back when I was in high school and loved it. Each year since then I have intended to pack one with my family and bless a child on the other side of the globe. Unfortunately, November always blows past us and I miss the OCC drop off week…. Read More
Jason and I have some big financial goals for 2016 and we are ramping up for it all by trying to get our budget under control as much as possible in November and December. Unfortunately, these are just about the two hardest months of the year to do that in. We are hosting Thanksgiving at… Read More
By Guest Contributor, Sara Shay It’s that time of year when the “I’m thankful for” status’ pour out. Maybe things are going well and you are overflowing with gratefulness and cannot say enough. Or perhaps you are finding difficulty in being joyful and content where God has you. I met a sweet friend on Instagram… Read More
Do you ever have times (or seasons or years), when you feel overwhelmed and like you’ve lost the joy in your home? There have been times in my homemaking, when I’m fired up, inspired, encouraged, and ready to tackle each new day as it comes. Then there are times when I have zero motivation, I feel… Read More
From, Contributing Writer Erica Illsley Fall in our home brings the traditions of burning spice candles, putting out little pumpkin and leaf decorations, eating pumpkin chocolate chip cookies and my great-grandmother’s infamous applesauce cake but we cannot live without this heart-warming stew recipe. One year many moons ago we bought a new Rival Crock-pot and inside… Read More
Over the past several years I’ve wrestled with what a homemaker really is. What does it meant to “keep my home?” How do I decide day in and day out what I should be spending my time on?Where do I turn when I feel overwhelmed by it all?? Getting to the roots of what a homemaker is (and really… Read More
What does it mean to be a homemaker who glorifies God within her home? How can we view our homemaking as a ministry? We are going back to the Gospel in this episode so that we can cast a Gospel-vision for our homes. Today’s episode comes from the first session of the Homemaking Ministries Online… Read More
Search
