[pinit] I’m so excited to share with you Unquenchable: Grow a Wildfire Faith that Will Endure Anything, a new book just released by Carol Kent. Be sure to enter the give away for a copy of this great book at the bottom of this post! I first met Carol several years ago when I attended […]
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Love Your Ordinary: Help
[pinit] Last week, I was stuck in the end of my driveway for 45 minutes. Yes, this was a different situation than the time I left the driveway with a high-fiveing front bumper. For a half hour I alternated between spinning my tires until the air reeked of rubber and hacking away at the ice […]
Learning contentment in the cold
[pinit] I rub my hands together hoping the friction will warm them. The thermostat blinks 70, but I’m freezing.The teakettle heats on a red burner. I wait for the whistle to call me over for a cup of tea. Or hot chocolate. Or maybe just to fill a mug with nothing but hot water. More […]
Love Your Ordinary: Frustrations
Happy Monday! The sun was shining here, which is a beautiful (and not very ordinary) thing. I wanted to share with you a quick update on my husband Kedron. So many of you have been praying for him over the past few months as he went through surgery for thyroid cancer. He had his follow-up […]
Love Your Ordinary
For the month of February, I invite you to join me in an adventure. Let’s look for ways to love our ordinary – not just love our ordinary tasks and routines, but look for ways to love God and love others through the ordinary parts of our days. It’s a lesson I’ve been learning since […]
A Morning Manifesto
[pinit] Mornings have never been easy for me. I’ve tried everything in the book. I’ve put the alarm clock across the room, set a stereo to start blasting a happy tune, had a friend call or text me, and even gone to bed earlier. Nothing convinces my brain to wake up on the spot. I […]