Summer seems to be a mixture of lazy and busy battered together and set into the sunshine to bake! Long days, schedule change, and water games. High temps, quick sandwiches, and chicken on the grill.Hammock swingin’, flowers and vegetables growin’, and iced tea sippin’.I’ve found, for me, a shorter Bible study, less intense, yet still […]
Pages and Projects: {The Intimate Connection and Why God}
We’re opening pages today on a marriage book and a children’s book! Hooray! And there’s a Bookstack Giveaway going on in my last post to celebrate June and bring on summer! Hop over to enter! The Intimate Connection: Secrets to a Lifelong Romance by Dr. Kevin Lehman I’ve read some of Dr. Kevin Lehman’s other […]
Bring On Summer With a Bookstack Giveaway
Happy, happy June! 21 days until summer is official on the calendar and we have the longest day of the year, the most hours of daylight and sunlight of all the year!!! June is always spelled in my mind as B U S Y. Because H A R V E S T. 🙂 On a […]
Ten Tips About Gift Giving
I’ve received some questions about gift giving, keeping gift items on hand and any secrets or tips I might have to share. No rocket science here, friends, but I will share what I know from my life. If any of it resonates with you, hooray! Grab it, twist it, change it up to make it […]
Called to a Pathway of Righteousness
“It is now generally recognized that the question ‘Am I Christian?’ can no longer be answered in any significant manner by citing denominational, ethnic, or national names or symbols. There are now 33,800* different Christian denominations on earth. Clearly, an adequate answer must go deeper than our religious associations. It must refer to what we […]
Feed Your People
My children made my day unexpectedly happy. I feel that all my parenting failures are absolved. 😄 Gathered around the kitchen island, my daughter sitting on it, swinging her legs and my son perusing the kitchen drawer for a snack, we chatted about a few of their childhood memories. Two of their favorites?! Snack time. […]
Friendship Promises and Company Girl
Friends!!! Today, books about friendship! Both of these books are lovely, lovely gift books for the dear friends, sisters, mothers, daughters, aunts, cousins, women in our lives! They’re a beautiful way to voice our gratefulness to them and for them. In fact, they’d make a great replacement for a card in a gift! The first […]
Wherein I Discover a System For My Podcast Listening Needs
I’m a book girl. Real paper and ink and binding and cover all fashioned together into a book I can hold in my hands. {E-books, if I have to, but my true love is the hard copies!} I tell you this to say, “I like to read.” I love stories and I love to watch […]
Maybe I Can Love My Neighbor Too Book Giveaway
We have a giveaway for this children’s book today! It’s a beautiful day here in Kansas! Sunshine and perfect temps. My favorite kind of day! I love it when I can wear a hoodie and sandals together! 🙂 Two perfect combos……… A beautiful day + a fun giveaway AND A hoodie + flip-flops! 🙂 🙂 […]
Booksets: From Me To You Journals and Powerful Prayers For Your Son and Daughter
The usually-dry creek bed behind my house is full and overflowing well out of its bounds as I tap these words into this post! Late morning, yesterday, the clouds opened up and dumped out sheets of rain. I don’t even know an official amount, but over four inches. It was a beautiful rain, except for […]
What Did I Do To Deserve This?
Good morning friends………….the framework of this story is set in the barebones of a true-life tale shared with me about a little girl and her response to a surprise giftcard in the mail. I took it, added some twists, a big bit of creative license and sketched out this story of grace. I tell it […]
What Type of Person Do I Desire To Be Free Printable
What type of person do I desire to be? This question has bounced around my brain quite a bit in the last few months. Honestly, it’s a topic that’s been on my radar for years now. I’ve been more specifically and intentionally putting it into words recently. I believe in living with intention. I also […]
May We Exalt Your Mighty Name
My Jesus … May we embrace Your grace. Worship with adoration. Live Loved. May we embody Your goodness. Reflecting back Your glory. Shine Light.. May we emulate Your character. With faithful, steadfast stance. In Trust. May we exalt Your Mighty Name. Grateful hands and hearts held high. Live Free. Amen.
His Abounding, Surrounding, Astounding Power
A prayer over your week….a prayer over my week….a prayer washing over our lives….in the nitty-gritty of a new Monday day….a new week….a week where we can continue to commemorate Jesus’ walk toward the cross, death, resurrection and R E D E M P T I O N!!! For His redemption is available EVERY DAY, […]
Pages & Projects {Easter is Coming and Mended}
Easter is ComingLook at this board book! It’s absolutely gorgeous and it shares a wonderful message of the hope that “Easter is coming!” The book begins with Creation, shares the birth of Jesus and continues through to His death and the celebration of His resurrection. The artwork, details and colors are amazing. This is a […]
The Lord Sees Our Struggles
This is an excerpt from a post of mine over at Women Encouraged. Visit WE to read it in its entirety if you’d like! ~ May your day be blessed, friends! Struggles and challenges can cart along a whole truckload of anxiety and anxious thoughts if I allow them entry. But here’s a truth, friend: […]