Last week I asked you to leave a comment and share a homemaking "win" that you'd enjoyed. I loved reading your comments! It encourages me so much to know that there are many women in all different stages and seasons of life who make their home life a priority. There was one other thing that… Continue reading My Husband Doesn’t Appreciate Me
Tag: faith
Currently {August 2018}
My Happy Planner has a section at the start of each month where you can reflect on various aspects of your spiritual life. I don't always fill it out, but this month I had a lot on my heart that I wanted to document. I'm sharing my answers here to hopefully encourage you to apply… Continue reading Currently {August 2018}
This Is How God Turns Trials Into Blessings
Not long ago I had a conversation with a friend who is walking through a really dark trial. As she began to share with me some of the emotions and struggles that accompanied her very difficult circumstances, I experienced a connection with her. The circumstances of her trial were similar to something I experienced in… Continue reading This Is How God Turns Trials Into Blessings
How To Leave A Church {Part 2}
This post contains affiliate links If you haven't read part one of this post, click here. The disclaimers in that post apply to this one as well! I really appreciated your comments on part one of this post - it confirmed that this is a topic most church-goers deal with, even ones in other denominations!… Continue reading How To Leave A Church {Part 2}
How To Leave A Church
Although the thought of a family deciding to change their church membership from one body to another isn't a pleasant one, it happens! Leaving a church doesn't have to be a bad thing. When you follow God's direction and leave a church for the right reason, in the right way, it can bring tremendous blessing to… Continue reading How To Leave A Church
The Daily Practice That Has Changed My Life
Have you noticed that the book of Proverbs has 31 chapters? Although the way our Bibles are broken up into chapters and verses isn't divinely inspired, I believe there's a reason for the number of chapters in Proverbs - there's one for every day of the month! For the past five years or so I've… Continue reading The Daily Practice That Has Changed My Life
The Verse I’m Praying For Myself
I set a goal this year to pray a certain passage of Scripture for my husband. Each day when I pray for him, I start with that verse and allow it to direct me in the way I pray for specific needs in his life. It's amazing how that passage gives me a new perspective… Continue reading The Verse I’m Praying For Myself
Fruitful In Affliction
In my daily Bible reading I just finished the amazing story of Joseph's life. If you're familiar with his story, you'll remember that after being sold into slavery by his own brothers, Joseph eventually landed a great job working for a prominent Egyptian. But then his boss's wife tried to seduce Joseph. Things went downhill… Continue reading Fruitful In Affliction
The Truth About My Marriage
I know that perception is often reality. People see my Instagram feed filled with pictures of a smiling couple enjoying life together and probably assume that we have a blissful marriage. Here's the truth - my marriage is no more perfect than yours. It's just as likely to suffer heartache, disappointment, betrayal, irritation, discontentment or… Continue reading The Truth About My Marriage
Gingerbread and Grace
Several of you have asked for me to share my devotional from the Ladies' Christmas Tea earlier this month. I couldn't type every word that I said, so I chose a few sections from my outline and summarized it for you here. As I told the ladies that evening, these words are directly from my… Continue reading Gingerbread and Grace
Come Home For Comfort 