My husband and I lead children's worship every Sunday at our church. In the kids' worship room, there's an electric tree with little blue flowers that light up. As far as decorations go, the tree is a bit random, but it provided the perfect opportunity to teach the kids about life in Christ. One week, we were studying John 15 and Jesus, the True Vine. To explain his teachings to ...
Grandma’s Chocolate Sheet Cake
I spent a little time with my grandmother last weekend, and one of the things we did was read through her recipe book together. Now, that might not seem interesting to some of you, but I can read a cookbook like it's a best-selling novel so I loved looking through her favorite recipes and learning where they came from. More than that, I treasure the time I spent with her, listening to ...
Five Minute Friday: Slow
We don't want things to move slowly in our world today. If the line at Starbucks takes too long, we're tapping our fingers on the steering wheel, ready to rush off as soon as our coffee's in hand. We expect people to answer our texts as soon as we send them, and heaven forbid if they don't return our calls as quickly as we think they should. Sometimes we even seem to be in ...
3 Ways You Can Find Peace in Christ
Peace. As moms, we often long for it. We dream of peace and quiet. We crave peace of mind. We need rest from worry, to be released from the strain of striving. We all need peace. The question is: how can we find it? I'll be honest. I don't really know how to begin this post today. I know where it's going, but I'm not sure how to get there. I have so ...