Do you know what happens when you lose sight of your purpose? You often lose sight of your joy, too. There is great power in remembering your purpose. You know, when I'm in the midst of all the madness, working on science projects and cooking dinner and doing dishes and basically trying to keep our little world spinning in the right direction, it can be easy to ...
Faith
10 Characteristics of Life in Christ {Encouraging Word Wednesday Linkup}
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 ...
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 ...