It’s mid-summer and time for a few good reads! Here are some books that I have recently enjoyed. I read in a mix of categories as you’ll see here. If you’re looking for something to inspire, entertain, or encourage you this summer, I hope you’ll find one in this list! (And comment below if you … Read More about 9 Books I Loved: To Inspire, Entertain, and Encourage You
How I Heard Nature Sing — and What It Taught Me About God
This week I’m blogging over at Root & Vine News about the joy God’s given me in recent years just being out in nature with Him. Here’s an excerpt. I hope you can spend some time in nature this summer, too! Ever so slowly over the past decade God has been opening my eyes and … Read More about How I Heard Nature Sing — and What It Taught Me About God
Help, I Can’t Do it All: 4 Faith Principles for Overwhelmed Moms
We had 5 children in 7 years including a set of twins. Not one of our kids was a sleeper. We did not sleep through the night on a regular basis for 10 years! Sleep deprivation stinks. 🙂 When our twins (the last ones) were 6 weeks old we moved to a new state. I … Read More about Help, I Can’t Do it All: 4 Faith Principles for Overwhelmed Moms
How to Discipline Your Kids — When You and Your Husband Disagree
How should we discipline our kids? This is a big question I’ve heard a lot. I’m tackling it over on Club 31 with 10 tips I hope will help you! Here’s an excerpt: It’s happening again. We are arguing over how to discipline our child. When we were married, we had no idea this would … Read More about How to Discipline Your Kids — When You and Your Husband Disagree
8 Things to Do When You Really Don’t Like Your Husband Very Much
Have you ever felt this way? “I don’t really like my husband very much. He’s not . . . He doesn’t . . . He always . . .” Or: “We just don’t seem to have fun anymore . . . Our marriage feels boring. I feel stuck. I don’t know what to do.” If … Read More about 8 Things to Do When You Really Don’t Like Your Husband Very Much
5 Things We Know for Sure, No Matter What
Our lives are so uncertain right now! This week I’m blogging over at Club 31 about 5 things we know for sure, no matter what. Here’s an excerpt: If there was one word to describe our lives today it might be uncertainty. We are uncertain about the potential of full-scale wars, economic upheaval, political divisions, racial … Read More about 5 Things We Know for Sure, No Matter What
Raising Your Kids to Leave Well: 6 Things to Consider
As college acceptances and denials arrive we are a mix of emotions. And so is our senior! Change is in the air whether it’s a job, a gap year or college looming on the horizon. Other parents have kids preparing to go in the fall to middle or high school or even preschool. Time does … Read More about Raising Your Kids to Leave Well: 6 Things to Consider
Confronting Evil: 2 Sin Traps to Avoid and 5 Truths About Our Enemy
Why would anyone want to talk about Sin? Just mentioning the topic makes us feel uncomfortable. Or that we are about to be scolded. Or made to feel bad about ourselves. Or once again feel like a failure. And Satan, oh my. This conjures up all sorts of responses — laughter, heebie-jeebies, fear, and criticism … Read More about Confronting Evil: 2 Sin Traps to Avoid and 5 Truths About Our Enemy
