Why Your Work Matters: Building Culture and Family with Excellence
If you haven’t gotten your girls, or YOU, the book, No Time to be Dumb, by Rachel Jankovic, you should. Take a minute to read this powerful excerpt.. Value your work “When women value their work and pursue excellence in it, God uses it in ways that you just can’t see on the surface. This […]
Homeschooling Idea Corner…Teaching Vocabulary
In my book, Think Outside the Classroom, I included about 5 “idea corners” to spark creativity. I thought I’d share one of those here… Idea Corner: Pick a “word of the day” and see how many times you can use it in the day, and encourage your children to do the same. Make up a […]
What to Do if You’re Married to a Narcissist
What to Do if You’re Married to a Narcissist? You may have noticed it’s been a while between the last post in the Narcissist Series and this one. It’s because this is so hard for me to write and also, not everyone will agree with me. This subject has caused a good deal of pain […]
5 Things Every Woman Needs to Hear (So I’m Telling You)
There are 5 things every woman needs to hear. In case you don’t have a woman in your life to tell you, let me: You’re not alone. You really, truly aren’t. Whatever you struggle with–discouragement, marital problems, a child who makes you feel like giving up, feelings of being overwhelmed–all other women struggle with those […]
Real Living Only Happens On Purpose
“Life is what happens to you while you’re busy making other plans.” (John Lennon) Our noisy lives Is it possible, in this noisiest-of-ever-century, that we hardly ever hear, hardly ever see anything much? Have you ever noticed your world when the power goes off? It’s not just that you can’t check you email…it’s a deafening silence […]
7 Simple Things I’m Doing to Make This Year Better
In no particular order, instead of making new year’s resolutions, I’ve been working on a list of simple things I’m doing to make this year better. I am a simple girl, I love simple changes and I don’t want to feel overwhelmed by resolutions I know I can’t won’t keep. Health There’s nothing like aging that […]
How Being a Christian Should Change My Home
Loving Your Closest Neighbors at Home Sometimes I need to give myself a good old-fashioned “talkin’ to” and you may as well eaves drop ’cause this is gonna be good. I find it easy to talk about this or that virtue of being a Christian–“be kindly affectionate to one another…”, “in lowliness of mind, let […]
Overcoming Sexual Sins of the Past
I received a letter from a reader who was broken about how her past had affected her marriage. I agonized with her because I felt every pain she expressed. Although she explained that she was technically a virgin when she married, she had far crossed the line of intimacy with previous boyfriends. Harmless? That’s what […]
Reflecting the Glory of God as a Woman: Renew Your Mind 20 Minutes a Day
I am going through a growing time, to put it mildly, where the Lord has used several circumstances in my life to bring me to the end of myself, which, though it feels like an awful place to be (especially for a control freak), it’s actually the ONLY safe place to be. The only place […]
Today, Just the Good Stuff. (All-Time Most Popular Posts)
With over 2,000 posts here, I wanted to help direct you to some of the most popular and widely-shared ones. I pray they challenge, encourage and inspire your day! Be sure to share your favorites! Read my all-time most popular post, 7 Misconceptions About Moms of Large Families Raising Children is a Terrible Waste of […]