One of my new favorite verses is Isaiah 26:3 “You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you.” I don’t know about you but peace is not something I find very easily. It’s not the amount of kids or the stress of juggling homeschooling and Christian school. It isn’t managing an online business, blog, and finding time to write. The circumstances in my life has always been busy. Last night I had…
How to Make a Prayer Journal Our garden this year is completely overrun. We had grand plans for green beans, green peppers, pumpkins, tomatoes, squash, and even broccoli. Unfortunately, we let it be overrun with weeds and failed to water it during the drier days. It is a sad little plot of land, barren and empty. Cultivating a garden takes work, and so does cultivating a prayer life. If we neglect prayer in our Bible study time, we might find…
My goal each night is to go to bed early. Never happens. Especially during the Christmas season. The to-do list never ends and I just want to get it all done. If I don’t, who will? Presents need wrapped. Gifts bought. (Ordered online, let’s be honest) House decorated. Cookies baked. Chex mix made. Have I mentioned I’m a control-freak, perfectionist? I don’t think I have time to rest when so much needs to be done CORRECTLY. So there is no time…
Three Ways NOT to Fight Loneliness How can life be lived with so much busyness but also so much loneliness? My home is literally filled with noise, but I wonder how I can feel the ache of empty in my heart. Until I see my Bible, sitting on the table beside me. It is here I find the filling I need. Only, in this season I’ve found myself reading about the Bible and not reading the Bible itself. As a…