Let’s encourage them

Let’s encourage them

Let us encourage them Last weekend I attended the IF Gathering at our church. The IF Gathering is a women’s conference started by Jennie Allen; Bible teacher, author, she’s also a wife and a mom. The idea of the IF Gathering is “if God” …and she fills in the blank...
The Purpose of Pain

The Purpose of Pain

We’ve all heard it said before that pain is actually a gift, because it alerts us to the reality that something is wrong in our bodies. I have been a long time struggler with back pain. When we are in our 20s, we sometimes do stupid things. These things can hurt our...
Lavish Kindness

Lavish Kindness

I guess God really has some things to say to me about my words lately. I shared recently about what God showed me when I caught one of my kids moving her messes instead of cleaning them up like she was supposed to. God convicted me that I was guilty of moving my...
Moving the Mess

Moving the Mess

We have a nightly routine around my house to help stay on top of the kids’ mess. About 15 minutes before their bedtime routine begins, play ends and clean-up begins. Anything that’s left out after the clean-up session ends and the bedtime routine begins, Mom picks up...