Congratulations to Ibelisse who won the copy of Carols Kent’s new book Unquenchable! You still have time to enter the giveaway for Susie Finkbeiner’s new novel My Mother’s Chamomile. Enter on this post! [pinit] A walk through our local botanical gardens was just what my winter-weary soul needed a couple weekends ago. As we traipsed […]
Doing Life Together
Love Your Ordinary: Mercy
Just a reminder that today is the last day to enter the giveaway for a copy of Carol Kent’s new book Unquenchable. Hop over to this post to enter. Today I’m honored to share a guest post from my friend and author, Susie Finkbeiner. She shares today about the ordinary, yet beautiful ways we can […]
Holiday Hospitality
[pinit] ‘Tis the season to deck the halls and open your doors to family and friends both near and far. Or crawl in a hole and hide until it’s all over. I confess, hospitality isn’t my gift – not in the spiritual or the practical sense. For years, I hid behind a list of excuses […]
Good news! {cancer update}
Good news deserves to be shared! Thank you all so much for your love, prayers and encouragement over the past few weeks as I shared about Kedron’s cancer diagnosis and the surgery to remove his thyroid and tumor. Yesterday he had his two week follow-up with the doctors. The tumor was large, but the cancer […]
Why your link in the community matters
[pinit] The rainbow loom invaded our home last week. If you don’t have an 8-12 year old in your home, take a look at the wrists, fingers, and necks of elementary and middle school kids in your community. They are most likely covered in rubber band accessories made on a rainbow loom. As I’ve been […]
Truth: We need each other
[pinit] The truth is, I’d be lost without our community. Family and friends surrounded us this week in ways that have brought me to tears. Endless texts. Facebook messages. E-mails. Phone calls. Meals. The truth is, we need each other. I don’t know about you, but often I try to act like I have it […]