Your Capsule Wardrobe Checklist: 12 Perfect Choices for a Minimalist Capsule Wardrobe
Are you looking to build a new spring wardrobe? Why not try a minimalist capsule wardrobe? With 12 essential pieces, you can mix and match your way to dozens of…
3 Prayers for Mothers: How to Honor Moms Through Prayer This Mother’s Day
Motherhood–in all its numerous dimensions–is a tough and often thankless role. Mothers give of themselves to their children and families, all the while feeling guilty for all the ways they…
Should We Cancel Mother’s Day? How To Offer Hope to the Hurting this Holiday
Mother’s Day is a struggle for many people. Whether they’re struggling with infertility or have a broken relationship with their own mother, all the attention placed on this holiday can…
How to Make an Easy DIY Lemon Sugar Scrub for the Nurturers in Your Life
Mother’s Day is just around the corner and while it’s a great opportunity to celebrate our own moms, it’s also a chance to honor all the nurturers in our life.…
Finding the Comfort of God: Trading Brokenness for Joy in Jesus
Of all the comforting Bible verses we can find within the pages of God’s Word, perhaps none reveal the comfort of God as vividly as Revelation 21:4, “He will wipe…
Christmas in the Barn: Touched by the Living, Breathing Story of a Savior
Our first Christmas was celebrated in our old 1950’s farmhouse. Its tiny frame stood proudly beside the massive, red oak tree where we’d been married just a few months earlier.…
In These Days: A Christmas Meditation
“In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus…” I’ve heard the story again and again. Mary and Joseph. A star and a stable. Shepherds and angels. It all…
Peace on Earth—and in Our Everyday Moments
Every year, I have the same vision in my mind. I picture myself rising early, sitting in the glow of Christmas lights with the Bible open on my lap, and…
Carols on our Porch: Experiencing the Other Side of Giving
It was a cold Sunday night, days before Christmas. The doorbell rang, and my children ran through the house to answer the door. We were shocked to see a crowd…
Ponder and Treasure: How to Have a Minimal Yet Meaningful Christmas
It was December 26th. An overwhelming sense of relief washed over me as I celebrated once again ‘getting through’ the marathon of Christmas. The previous month had been packed with…
Holding onto Hope in the Season of Waiting
Not many worship services stick out in my mind, but I remember one from my freshman year of college. My church had been reading through the Bible in a year,…
Thankful Baskets: Finding Strength in Gratitude
The basket wobbled in my eldest son’s lap as we wheeled around the curvy sidewalk up to the front door. We had five stops to make—one for every birthday my…