As a mom of four young kids (almost five), I am so often left wondering where my time goes. It’s really really easy to get to the end of a long day, in which I never stopped going and moving, and feel like I never got much of anything done. Sure I was busy. I ran… Read More
By Katie Bennett, Contributing Writer. Knowing how to best help an emotional child can be difficult. It’s hard to know what to do when they are genuinely that upset (not just putting on a show), despite the irrationality of their reaction to the situation. As my kids have gotten older, I’ve tried a few different things to help them… Read More
My word for 2016 has been JOY. Focusing on more joy within my life, within my homemaking, and in my relationship with the Lord. And for all of those areas, I’ve been working on cultivating more Joy in my life by drawing ever closer to the Lord. Making sure that my days, my life, and… Read More
By Victoria Osborn, Contributing Writer Do you ever have one of those days? You know the ones where you wake up grouchy, irritable and just plain lacking in joy? As a young mom I’m ashamed to say those days come all to frequently in these days at home. The demands of motherhood, the endless to-do list, a… Read More
By Katie Bennett, Contributing Writer. Are you a complainer? Don’t answer that yet. Sometimes, this is more subtle that we realize. A friend asks us how we’re doing, really. We don’t want to be “fake,” so we unload on her everything in our lives that’s not up to standard, and how put-out we feel by life’s injustices…. Read More
Joy has been a big topic here on the blog lately, because it’s been a big topic on my heart and mind. Back in November, I recorded episode #20 of my podcast where I talked about discovering joy in your homemaking. I knew when I was recording that episode that it was an important one…. Read More
One of the biggest struggles within the home is finding out how to go from looking at the mundane (and sometimes boring) parts of our day to finding and cultivating real joy within it! My word for this year is JOY and I’m looking at three main areas of my life to cultivate that joy:… Read More
I am focusing on cultivating more joy in my life this year. Slowing down long enough to be thankful for all that God gives. Choosing gratitude and intentionally being content, truly content, throughout my days. My goals and focus this year all have to do with choosing JOY! But the thing is, it’s really hard… Read More
As I begin to prepare for this New Year, and reflect back over 2015, one huge desire comes to mind: The desire for more JOY. You see, 2015 was a full and busy year for our family. We had three, THREE siblings get married in 2015… And we had our new twins in July… There… Read More
I re-learned a powerful lesson this weekend and God really convicted my heart to remember the right way I need to think about motherhood, marriage, and my home. I need to remember, day by day, hour by hour, moment by moment, that God has given me an eternally significant calling in my home. It’s so… Read More
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