My post, “How to Be Important” reminds us that the greatest thing we can do, as Christians, is serve. Jesus taught it, and then led by example. Serving is not a glorified activity in our culture and we really need to cultivate it as a top priority in our homes, leading by example and praying our children grow to see how essential it is to their faith and life. Serving is good for the one giving and the one receiving. […]
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It’s not a new thing to want recognition, to feel important. Two of Jesus’s disciples asked him to make them great. Just straight out asked. And His reply can not be underestimated. “…whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first must be slave of all.” Serving. We are fed loud messages from the culture: “Be strong. Be brave. Be amazing. Be kind (especially to yourself.) Be ambitious. Be smart. Be bigger. […]
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Remember when our kids were little, and sleep was scarce, and needs were enormous? Now we call those the good days. And every mom I know will attest to this: “No one told us it gets harder as they get older.” Raising teenagers is a big, fun, scary job. But here are a few things I’m learning in the process: 1. We are learning and growing with them. If you feel like you don’t know what you’re doing, you’re not […]
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It’s been pretty quiet here for quite a while! Other than a few new posts over the last year, I’ve mostly recirculated older content on social media from time to time. There are several reasons for the quiet season, not the least of which is just being a busy mama (and Lovey!) We are still plugging away with 8 still homeschooling here (including another senior this year). My oldest son joined the marines, leaving for boot camp December 20, and […]
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I’ve always implemented “morning time” in our homeschool, and guarded it passionately. But the book, Morning Time, A Liturgy of Love, has been a tremendous blessing to our family, confirming why it’s so important, explaining what it is, and loaded with ideas AND actual resources right in the book for your morning time! She has done all the work. Poems, Scripture, memory work, book ideas, literature passages, songs…so many helpful resources. (She even has a printable schedule in the book […]
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Go ahead and do yourself a favor and read A Place to Eat, Sleep, & Watch (Emptiness in the Modern Household) It is a wonderfully written response to a New York Times article entitled, The Pandemic Created a Child-Care Crisis. Mothers Bore the Burden. For years, my heart has longed to create a purposeful, productive home, and encourage others to as well. A truly Christian culture requires us to reclaim the home as a headquarter of ministry and production. A […]
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Often, once kids leave home, they are bombarded by different ideas and beliefs, and have their faith challenged by questions to which they don’t have the answer. It has been discouraging to watch a number of friends deal with the grief of seeing their children walk away from the faith, or adopt beliefs we believe to be antithetical to Christianity. It’s so easy to think that if our children simply observe our faith day to day, they’ll carry that on […]
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I’m about to just lay it out there. Transparent. All the ugly. The Lord really convicted me, all of a sudden, late one night. And I want to share it with you because I know I’m not the only one who struggles. It’s hard being a woman. It’s even harder when you live in a culture like ours, where plastic surgery, airbrushed magazine covers and Instagram filters work overtime telling us how we should define beauty. We have an innate […]
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I didn’t want this day to come. But here it is. Your heart has been shattered into a million pieces and I stand here watching, helplessly, but I can not put it back together. You think I don’t understand–that I don’t feel exactly what you’re feeling. But I do. I have had a broken heart and I remember. And maybe I feel it even deeper. Because not only have I had a broken heart, the kind where you have to […]
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Last week my sweet friend, Jennifer Ross at Confidently Called, and I, had a conversation on her podcast prompted by a fabulous book I’m reading called Ordinary. If you’re a mom who sometimes feels like she isn’t dong enough, or just someone who feels pulled by the culture to “do something big” you definitely want to listen! I’d love to hear your thoughts about our conversation. Click HERE to listen now.
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February 2, 2022 5:07 pm | 
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