Aren’t you amazed how the Lord can work through the most mundane, insignificant things? Just this evening, my eldest son, who is 6, ended up ripping not only the button off his shirt, but part of the shirt too, as his anger toward this task overcame him. I’ve noticed tasks that require fine motor skills… Continue reading Tackling the Sin in Our Lives
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Choose Patience
I don’t know if patience, or lack therefore, is something you struggle with but I can say with certainty that it a very real struggle for me. As a stay-at-home mom and homeschooler to four young children, I struggle with patience on a daily basis. These adorable little beings whom I love so dearly somehow… Continue reading Choose Patience
A Season for Everything
“There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens: a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot, a time to kill and a time to heal, a time to tear down and a time to build, time to… Continue reading A Season for Everything
Triggers: Exchanging Anger for Gentle Biblical Responses
For years, I have been praying for the Holy Spirit to give me patience, but what I have come to realize is that it’s not patience that I need, but rather I need to rid myself of anger. When I wasn’t seeing the change I desired, I took a good long look inward at my… Continue reading Triggers: Exchanging Anger for Gentle Biblical Responses
Worshiping with Open Arms
I’m not trying to convict anyone with what I’m about to write, because I can totally relate. I used to be the person standing at church hands glued at my side. But a while back, I read a book on surrender and it really convicted me in this area. I realized I was not surrendering… Continue reading Worshiping with Open Arms
Digging Deeper into God’s Word with Mind Maps
Recently a friend asked me to make a video outlining how I use a mind map to dig deeper into the Bible. I had written a blog titled Digging Deeper into your Bible back in August showing my Prayer Binder and all the different graphic organizers I use throughout the week to reflect and meditate… Continue reading Digging Deeper into God’s Word with Mind Maps
Live in Courage
Our church held a women’s retreat this past September. It was something they advertised for quite some time before I actually registered myself for the event. I was feeling hesitant to go since I was new to the church and didn’t know a lot of women. I also would have my wee 5 month old… Continue reading Live in Courage
Loving with Intent
I decided this summer that as a family, we are going to discover and learn more about the fruit of the Spirit this year. Often when we pray, we say things like “Thank you Jesus for living in my heart and making yourself known to me. Thank you for your presence in our lives.” And… Continue reading Loving with Intent
The Struggle with Sin
Do you ever feel as if you are struggling in battle against that one sin in your life. It’s that one sin that no matter how much you surrender to God, read His Word, pray about it, you just can’t seem to stop doing it. I know in my life this is all so true.… Continue reading The Struggle with Sin
6 Ways to Deepen your Child’s Relationship with the Lord
As a mom, my greatest desire for my children is for them to be saved. There is much, I can do as a mom to train up my children in the Lord, but ultimately our children will one day need to choose whether to accept the Lord into their lives and follow Him. I was… Continue reading 6 Ways to Deepen your Child’s Relationship with the Lord