Several weeks ago, I sent out an email sharing a few ways I am using my home as a ministry hub in this season of life. It’s not easy to leave my house right now, with three little kids, but God is opening my eyes to the deep, rich possibilities of hospitality and home-centered serving. * Note: If you don’t… Read more
The infamous 10 year class reunion. I got the Facebook invitation a few months ago, and truly, I wasn’t sure how I felt about it. I mean, I’ve moved on with life, right? So is this really a priority? I’m not one who’s stayed around the small town in which I grew up. Life took me elsewhere. Besides, I know how to reach almost… Read more
I’m a young mom on a tight budget. When I get an idea of something extra I’d like to buy (a headboard for our daughter, a swing set, new shrubs), inevitably, my husband gives me “that look” and says, “Great. How are you going to pay for that?” My usual reply is, “No problem! I’ll just sell some stuff!” However,… Read more
Today at Target I strode up to the dressing room with a four week old baby strapped to my body, a two-year-old strapped in the cart whining, and a four-year-old running in and out of clothing racks and seemingly not comprehending the immediacy with which I was directing her (repeatedly) to come over by me. A sweet Target employee took extra… Read more
True, godly hospitality is not a matter of sharing what we have for our own sake, to impress others or feel important No, true hospitality is sharing what we have for the sake of the other. That means God might call us to open our homes even if they’re not fancy or impressive or perfectly furnished or perfectly clean. It means He might call us to… Read more
At times we all receive and probably give encouragement that sounds cliché, overly-optimistic, or maybe just very superficial—i.e., “Don’t worry, everything is going to turn out fine.” But even as we say it, we are half-wondering if it is true ourselves. So, how can we encourage people in a deep, honest and scriptural way? The Bible offers some insights into… Read more
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