Below you will find 10 Bible Verses that can be helpful to focus on during Busy Seasons. I hope you find each one encouraging and impactful for your specific situation. I strongly encourage you to also read each of these verses in your own Bible so that you may gain context for why they exist and... Continue Reading →
Stop and Smell the Roses
I'd like to invite you to slow down for a moment, come and see the beauty our Creator places in objects like roses, and say a prayer of thanks for the little glimpses of heaven that He places all around us. There really is something to the phrase, "Stop and smell the roses." Don't the... Continue Reading →
Encouraging Quotes for Motherhood
Motherhood is the most challenging journeys that I've been on. In all honesty, I feel discouraged by it every day and sometimes wonder if I have what it takes to do it all over again tomorrow. I often find it very uplifting to read Encouraging Quotes for Motherhood when I'm feeling down. As another tantrum... Continue Reading →
The Lord Will Guide You Always | Charles Spurgeon
The following is a devotional, written by Charles Spurgeon, that I found particularly inspiring and wanted to share with you today. May these words that he wrote challenge and encourage as you take a moment to ponder them. "The LORD will guide you always." Isaiah 58:11 THE LORD will guide you always." Not an angel,... Continue Reading →
When Holiday Traditions Become a Check-List
This is my first holiday season with two children. Having my own family makes me excited for the holidays in a new way. This year, as October faded into November, the reality of the holiday season set in, and my nostalgia hit me big time. I wanted so badly to squeeze as many family memories,... Continue Reading →
For the Homemaker | Quotes to Encourage | Part Two
The following are quotes, written by Sally Clarkson, Lysa Terkeurst, Scripture, and others, that I found particularly inspiring and wanted to share with you today. May the words that these individuals wrote both challenge and encourage as you take a moment to ponder them. "As each has received a gift, use it to serve one... Continue Reading →
The Far-Reaching Rivers of Life | Oswald Chambers
The following is a devotional, written by Oswald Chambers, that I found particularly inspiring and wanted to share with you today. May these words that he wrote challenge and encourage as you take a moment to ponder them. "He who believes in Me...out of his heart will flow rivers of living water" John 7:38 A... Continue Reading →
Guarding the Good Deposit
"By the Holy Spirit Who dwells within us, guard the good deposit entrusted to you." 2 Timothy 1:14 Satan hates the calling that God has placed on my life: the call to serve Him and bring Him glory. This calling, for me, takes on a few specific forms: a homemaker, mama, and wife. He also... Continue Reading →
The Conditions of Discipleship | Oswald Chambers
The following is a devotional, written by Oswald Chambers, that I found particularly inspiring and wanted to share with you today. May these words that he wrote challenge and encourage as you take a moment to ponder them. If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father and mother, wife and children, brothers... Continue Reading →
10 Garden-Themed Bible Verses
Every year spring comes gently in on the breeze to warm both the winter-chilled earth and hearts. Mine included. With every spring my mind seems to take a sudden shift towards the garden. I image planting vegetable seeds, prepping beds for flowers, creating a new herb garden, and much more. This time of year fills... Continue Reading →