“I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with My eye upon you.” Psalm 32:8 This verse is wonderful news! We don’t have to muster up the know-how for living a godly life…He has provided counsel through His Word and through His own dealings with men […] Read more…
You pin your crafts on Pinterest…beautiful and precious works of art that originated from the incredibly creative recesses of your wonderful, crafty brain. You share your deep thoughts on Twitter…convicting and encouraging words that overflow from a heart following hard after Jesus and a mind rooted in God’s Word. You post your parenting wisdom on […] Read more…
As a mommy, it is very easy, very tempting to look back at previous seasons of life and sort of long for those days. I don’t know why I do it. I am surrounded by the preciousness of my young children. Absolutely surrounded. (Literally, all the time) Yet I am often blind to all that […] Read more…
My four-year-old son said something the other day that really shook me up. Really shook me up. It wasn’t anything that you’re probably expecting. Like, “I want to be a killer clown for Halloween.” Or, “Mom! I pierced the baby’s ears. But I missed and did her cheeks instead.” Or, “What does the word *insert […] Read more…
Please welcome Traci Creel, winner of this month’s guest blog contest! Her post reveals her precious mommy heart…that her children would know and love Christ. She also shares some very handy questions that we can use to challenge our little ones and ourselves. So without further ado…Traci Creel everyone!! 🙂 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Gospel Conversations To Have […] Read more…
With each new child that we have, our joy (and laundry) exponentially increases. Each child is precious. Unique. A true blessing. But there is a dilemma I have, and I know that all of you mommas out their with multiple children share in this dilemma: one-one-one time is practically non-existent. Remember the days when you […] Read more…
I really enjoy seeing every family’s unique personality show itself on their Christmas tree. Color lights or white, homemade ornaments or fancy ones, artificial or real…all Christmas trees are both alike and unique. This year, I wanted to add something to my tree to really make it special. It’s already easy to make a tree […] Read more…
Boy have I wasted a lot of money on this one. Time after time I would scour the Internet for the perfect devotional book for our family to do together at mealtimes. I bought one that had very confusing content; I bought one that we were not theologically on the same page with; I bought […] Read more…
I am so excited and honored to have been selected as a guest blogger on one of my favorite mommy sites, the MOB Society! The MOB society is a site all about mommies of boys, BY mommies of boys. For months now I have enjoyed the encouragement, funny stories, and advice that has come from […] Read more…
Of course I agree that kids say the darndest things…my four-year-old has a constant flow of head-turning, publicly humiliating, pee-in-your-pants funny “toddler wisdom” coming out of his mouth. All that goes without saying. Kids say the darndest things. But this post isn’t about kids and what they say. This post is about the things that […] Read more…