• Christian Life - Uncategorized

    How to Get Less Comfortable

    Mommy Monday As our children sit in “big church” with us, I often forget to talk to them about how we are all, as a family, going to apply what we learned. But last week, I was challenged to do just that for our church’s blog.  Pastor Willson’s sermon was…

  • Five Minute Friday

    Five Minute Friday: Losing My Voice

    Voice (Five Minute Friday: Unscripted. Unedited. Real.) Growing up, I’d lose my voice to Laryngitis multiple times a year. Though I have mostly gotten a handle on my allergies, I got laryngitis as recently as this spring while my family was in Disney World. For someone who talks a lot…

  • Christian Life - Parenting

    When not to sing

    Thoughtful Thursdays Is there ever a wrong time to sing? Isn’t music uplifted in the Scripture? The Psalms are full of songs of praise, and a joyful heart is good medicine. But my daughter doesn’t think so. The other day when we were having a heart to heart, I asked…

  • Home School - Parenting - The Bible

    Bringing Exodus Home

    Teacher Tuesdays I was recently asked to blog on our church’s website about how to take our current sermon series on the book of Exodus and apply it at home. What a privilege! It just so happens that we’re studying Exodus from the ancient times in our home school right…

  • Parenting

    Mud: A Child’s Playground

    Mommy Mondays Mud. Is there anything more fun for kids? Across the street, some warehouses will eventually invade our country fields, but in the meantime, they’re building a “green space” and giant berm that is supposed to block our view. To the kids, it’s been an adventure. Giant construction machines…

  • Journal

    Do you have a passion?

    Mommy Mondays My friend asked me yesterday, “What are you passionate about?” I didn’t have an answer right away. The word zeal might be a better word, defined as “strong, enthusiastic devotion to a cause, ideal, or goal and tireless diligence in its furtherance.” I don’t know that I really…