Fun Friday – Summer Activities

It’s almost SUMMER!  I love summer, and I’d love for you to join me as we welcome summer with a Fun Friday post about those fun summer activities you can do with your kiddos!   I am I can’t wait to try some of these!  They are all found on my Summer in the Sun Pinterest board.   Most activities you find on Pinterest look fun and exciting, but after you click on the link, the prep-work for it is CRAZY! So…

Jesus and Coffee

The Good Competes with the Best One of my favorite devotionals in the past few years has been Cynthia Heald’s “Becoming a Woman of Simplicity.” (affiliate)  One of my favorite chapters was “The Good Competes with the Best.”  In it, she describes that sometimes we choose lots of good things, but neglect the one or two best things.  I really enjoy reading her studies because she not only has you look up a lot of scripture, but she provides lots of quotes…

Jesus and Coffee

Come see Come see with spirit eyes Come see The door is open Come near Come weary and ashamed Come near His arms are open His arms are open Come live Come live in freedom here Come live The chains are broken Come rest Come take his gift of grace Come rest The word is spoken The word is spoken Come see Come see with spirit eyes Come see The door is open Come home Come lay your burdens down…

A New Way to Make Goals

Do you struggle with setting goals for the new year? Do you make them too high and fail? Do you not dream big enough – finding that you meet the goals, but with little satisfaction? Throughout the year, do you find that your goals go by the wayside as “real life” gets in the way? I want to leave you with these two simple words: NO GUILT.   God’s grace should cover all of your goals! Do not feel guilty if…