Finding the perfect gift for Mother’s Day (or any special occasion) can be a challenge, especially if you’re on a budget. Plus, anything you think of getting your mom or mother-in-law are things they would probably get themselves, right? So what’s a girl to do? I’ve got you covered. This year, score brownie points with both your mom and your budget …
5 Smart Ways to Organize Your Prayer Life
Have you ever told someone you’d pray for them and then forgot? Or maybe you’ve been meaning to pray more for your husband or children, but you just don’t get around to it? It’s easy for our prayer lives to get buried under the pressing things in life. The laundry pile, the incoming emails, the daily task of figuring our …
How to Instill in Kids a Love for God’s Word
It was my favorite room in the house. Small but smelling strongly of fresh pine wood, my father’s study fascinated me with its floor to ceiling shelves lined with hundreds and hundreds of books. And there, in the center, was my dad, usually working on a sermon, underlining an important point in one of his reference books or highlighting potential …
A Simple Exercise that Will Revolutionize Your Quiet Time
Over the next few weeks, I’ve invited some of my dear blogging friends to share words of encouragement here on the blog while I rock my newborn baby and get some much-needed rest. Today, I’m thrilled to invite Katie M. Reid on my virtual back porch to eat some blueberry scones and learn a new way to study the Bible that …
3 Things to Know When Your Child Get Rejected
Over the next few weeks, I’ve invited some of my dear blogging friends to share words of encouragement here on the blog while I rock my newborn baby and get some much-needed rest. Today, I’m thrilled to invite Sara Borgstede on my virtual back porch to eat some blueberry scones and chat how to handle it when your child gets …





