Equipping you to cultivate God-honoring disciplines
Would you describe any circumstances in your life recently as feeling like a battle? Even if you, like me, don't leave your home much and are simply encountering daily life with your own family, there can be days where it feels like we are fighting for something. I recently found encouragement and exhortation from a …
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“Jesus stole my marshmallow!” The indignant eyes of my almost three-year-old glared at me in disbelief as we examined his first resurrection bun—the classic crescent-wrapped marshmallow that disappears after baking and symbolizes an “empty tomb.” Previous visions of theological discussions to help my child understand substitutionary atonement were instead dashed and replaced with the ideology …
Continue reading "The art of remembrance in our family traditions of Easter"
“Above all else, love each other deeply” (1 Peter 4:8 NIV). I’ve been so struck by these words recently that I even purchased a watercolor painting of this passage on Etsy, and hung it on our living room wall. Why? Because it’s definitely an area where I need improvement in my own heart and home. …
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How to respond to weariness - consider cultivating remembrance of God's goodness, truth and beauty.
How did God take me from being fearful about homeschooling to being excited about it in ONE WEEK?
We started easing back into our rhythms and routines this week, as well as creating fresh ones, and I've been so encouraged by the work of the Holy Spirit in my heart through this process. You see, I love a plan. I love structure. And I fully believe we do well to have plans in …
It's no secret that I've read like 6 books by Sally Clarkson in 2020. I'm truly so grateful for how God is using her wisdom to help shape my heart and our home to be more like Jesus. I highly recommend listening to her podcasts or grabbing a book (or 6) that she's written! One …
Continue reading "A New Tradition: Christmas Tea menu and the heart behind it all"
A different kind of transformation that reflects how stewardship with my health has affected stewardship with my heart and home through the years.
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The beginning steps I took when I first felt God shifting our family to consider homeschool, and how he directed our desires through others.
How are we to respond to bad attitudes and bad behavior in our children? Although we seldom feel like it, we need to draw near to them.
A glimpse into some things I learned about my momma following the death of my father.
A few weeks ago I received an email about planning for Advent - and I was SO grateful for the reminder! Honestly, I've never thought about it this early, and I've enjoyed spending the last few weeks really thinking through and considering what we plan to do this year for the Advent season. I wanted …
We held our first book celebration tonight and it was enjoyed by all, I think! (Warning: contains spoiler alerts😉.) This was my first time reading Heidi and it was truly delightful. I simply forgot to celebrate the end of our first two read alouds this school year, but was determined not to miss a chance …
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How God began to prepare my heart for our switch to homeschooling long before I realized what He was doing.
When others hear that we chose to switch to homeschooling pre-COVID-19, I receive lots of questions as to the reason why. Let me start by saying this: By sharing, I'm certainly not indicating that every family should do what we're doing. Goodness, I have PLENTY on my mind with my own family...I don't have energy …
Continue reading "Why We Chose to Switch to Homeschooling Part I"
Almost since the beginning of homeschooling, I started receiving reactions from others regarding our choice to switch to homeschooling from public school. Countless times I've heard reasons why others could never do what we are doing. Now, the point of what I'm sharing is not to prove that everyone needs to homeschool. However, so many …
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I was struck by these words through the Message translation of Philippians 1 recently. Since motherhood is the course that marks most of my days, it caused me to pause and consider: how often do I go to bed at night and awaken each morning with this perspective? Now, I don't mean to liken motherhood …
Continue reading "Can we hardly wait to continue our course?"
