Category: Family
Family
Homemaking
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Potpourri
Chore sticks…
A clean home is a happy home. I know, I know, if ever there was a guilt inducing statement, that is it! But, seriously, think with me for a moment… consider some of the very best homemaker feelings/accomplishments. Doesn’t a ship-shape-top-to-bottom tidy give you a great feeling? How about a thoroughly cleaned out garage, a […]...
Devotionals
Faith
Family
my story
Potpourri
When God Intervenes
Do you ever stop and wonder what the Lord has spared you from facing or what things He prevented or protected you from? Have you ever wondered about ‘near misses’ or things that would have happened had God not intervened on your behalf? I’ve been thinking about these sorts of things again today as I […]...
Devotionals
Faith
Family
Gardening
Homemaking
Potpourri
Whose Plans?
It’s sure a beautiful Springtime day here in the Snohomish Valley — it’s the kind of day that puts thoughts of rains and flooding to a very distant memory — though such a great possibility only a few short months ago. It’s funny how quickly a current reality can totally erase or totally eclipse another, […]...
Devotionals
Faith
Family
Motherhood
Being conformed…
Earlier today I was reflecting on some of the unlikely ways God conforms us to the image of His dear Son — and some of the unlikely tools He chooses to use to work that conformation in us (and maybe even through us from time to time). I asked my dear mother in law if […]...
Family
marriage
memories…
A few months ago, our son married his sweetheart and it seemed that those days brought about as many tears as they did smiles as we remembered — over and over again — days gone by. I’ve been thinking about that recently as I’ve been daily thinking of things for which to be thankful over […]...
Family
Homemaking
Homeschooling
Motherhood
Potpourri
Empty Spaces
I don’t know what it is about “empty spaces” and my (and maybe your) insatiable need to fill them, but both are there: the empty spaces and the insatiable need to fill them. I guess I attempt to fill full spaces, too… but that’s another story for another day. I was tempted to take the […]...
Devotionals
Faith
Family
marriage
Live a Great Love Story
I hope you’ll take time to listen to the following video clips — a three part series, foundational to both marriage and Christianity… about a God who is passionate and full of life. And the Bible: the greatest love story ever written… God created marriage and He is passionate… Unless we have this life and […]...
Family
I'm A Mother-In-Law
More Slices of Life
Motherhood
my story
The First Seat on the Right Side of the Center Aisle
I wrote the following a few years after our firstborn son was married in 1998. Thinking back on that day, reflecting on all that’s transpired and all that’s happening currently, I decided to get this out and reread it. The same mama, similar feelings, better understanding… as plans are underway for another son who’ll marry […]...
Family
mothering from the sidelines
my story
Parenting
sunrise ~ sunset…
Swiftly fly the years……….....
Devotionals
Faith
Family
Lies Women Believe
I’ve been working through a workbook to a book I read a number of years ago — Nancy Leigh DeMoss’s Lies Women Believe and now, the corresponding workbook. I’ll be writing more on this. So, I’ve been rereading some things I read years ago and marveled that I’m still dealing with several of the same […]...