14 Nov
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One of the ways that our family is slowing down, spending more time together and putting our focus on our savior’s birth is by making gifts for those we love. We are upcycling some of our favorite things into [...]
29 Sep
I love how Beth Moore’s brain works, I imagine it is a lot like mine, except that I don’t have all of those scriptures floating around in there, although I am working on that…very…slowly…working on that. It gives me hope to compare my life experiences to those in the bible that messed up but saw [...]
25 Sep
I have met a couple of very dear friends through the internet, mostly through my original blog {fresh floral art}. While I realize that the internet is not a place to seek and invest great amounts of time on friendships I do believe that God brings people together, even online. My friend Sarah is one of [...]
17 Sep
Nathan and I have been talking a lot about community. While we both have family nearby we have longed and prayed for a group of people that we can share life with on an intimate, christ centered way. And you know our God, we pray, and when it is his will, he answers. When we [...]
15 Sep
…at the Goodwill again. I have been saying that a lot lately. God Came Calling is something my great grandmother would say when she would receive a blessing or answered prayer. She would say “God Came Calling” and I would come waiting to hear what magnificent thing God had done in her life. Most often [...]
28 Aug
Our church is doing an amazing study on how your life would change if you only had 30 days to live. I believe that we all have moments when we feel more connected to the reality of our death, but most of the time we are just living life (eating, pooping, sleeping, driving, working, [...]
15 Aug
As we are raising our children to be good stewards of God’s money and stuff, I am reminded of the impact my mothers prayer and Gods answers shaped my mind and heart.
It is just something that changes you forever, for the better.
Nathan and I have made a conscious choice to live a slower, simpler [...]
1 Aug
When Carter was a baby I thought baby carriers were the car seats that came with our stroller travel system. In fact, he spent a lot of time in his car seat. Too much time in there. With Elizabeth I did use hotslings and carried her a lot more often. Praise God that I have [...]
