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. As another tantrum breaks out because I told the toddler that he couldn't comb his breakfast with my hairbrush,... Continue Reading →
Classic Fiction Books to Inspire a Quiet, Simple, and Slow Life
Reading has always been a favorite past time of mine. I often read a book during breakfast and lunch when I was a child. I must say that I’m still prone to grab a book while I eat if my babies allow for it! Though my free time for reading has drastically dwindled with two... 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 →
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 →
Slowing Down for the Moments that Matter
"As for man, his days are like grass;As a flower of the field, so he flourishes.When the wind has passed over it, it is no more,And its place acknowledges it no longer."Psalm 103:15-16 Every day, multiple times each day, I have to force myself to slow down. Read Scripture to my sons before washing the... 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 →
Good Interest | From this Verse
The following is a devotional, written by Robert J. Morgan, 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 has pity on the poor lends to the Lord, and He will pay back... Continue Reading →