I am planning ahead and excited about Easter! Check out my top picks for a Christ-Centered Easter with Kids, 2017 edition! It is very important to me to draw my children’s attention toward Christ at Easter. This is, after all, such a wonderful opportunity to help them engage with the story on which our eternal salvation hinges as we enact… Read more
The Help for the Hopeless Homemaker Online Course is on sale for a few days only! This course has truly been a passion project or me, after spending a year developing it and a year leading women into a new level of freedom, discipline and breakthrough in their homemaking, I’m more excited about it than ever. Over the past several years, I’ve… Read more
I have not always been a very adept homemaker (or housekeeper). As a child I was naturally messy, and those tendencies followed me into adulthood. I didn’t make my bed regularly, and dishes were often left in the sink overnight. Graham and Sons Plumbing is one you can trust with plumbing repairs. The house was only picked up when company… Read more
Do you need some motivation to make your health a priority in 2017? Join us for the 15 Days to a Healthier You challenge! Only a few days left to sign up! At one point in my life, I thought being a nutritionist was the job for me. I love food but I also love encouraging others to be healthier. The food pyramid… Read more
Would you like to start experiencing a healthier and more joyful life in 2017? I do! Over the years, I’ve discovered that priorities, boundaries, rest and a proper diet and exercise make ALL THE DIFFERENCE in life (along with lots of grace). It doesn’t just make a difference for me, but also for my family and those I serve. When I’m… Read more
Our lives in this world are as brief as the flowers of the field, which are here today and gone tomorrow. They are as fleeting as an evening shadow. The only thing that is certain for these bodies of ours is death. However, in Christ, we have the hope of restoration. We know we will receive a new, glorious body that… Read more
As you may know, I’m doing a series of giveaways on the blog in the month of December. The purpose of these giveaways is to promote community, get to know you more, AND share a few of my favorite things with you. Last week 10 winners scored a cute, wintery mug. This week, I’m excited to be giving away something… Read more
2016 was yet another significant year for our family. While we didn’t add any new people to it this year (no babies born or pregnancies announced for the first time in seven years), we did completely uproot and move our family. In a spirit of adventure, Mitch did resign from a good job to do that. I did sign a book deal, and… Read more
Hey everyone! I appreciate you so much! Thank you for being a part of this community! It is a privilege to link arms with you as we pursue a simpler life together, SO THAT we may be freed to run the race God has marked out for us, with our gaze set on heaven (rather than on the empty and fleeting things the world… Read more
Christmas is a wonderful time of year. It provides an opportunity to experience and express gratitude to God for sending His Son Jesus to Earth, God with us. But we can also easily gloss over or completely miss that most central part of the holiday season in the hustle and bustle this Santa-centered culture. So how do we turn the tide… Read more
Every other week, in a fit and scramble of sippy cups, diaper bags, and the occasional (or not so occasional) tears, you see me. You see me in my frantic dash from one door to another. From one kid, one room, to another, as I try to get everyone where they need to be before I grab a hot cup… Read more
We walked out of the airport and immediately the smell hit me. It’s hard to describe but I will say it wasn’t pleasant. Our team stood out in the busy crowd as we hurried to get on our bus. As we drove down the busy streets, men and women would jump up to our windows begging us to buy snacks.… Read more
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