The Women of Christmas Many of us know the Christmas story. We can see in our heads the pictures we’ve seen, the plays we’ve sat through, and the movies that have depicted the story. Mary, Joseph, and the baby in the manger. We can see the shepherds, the wise men, and King Herod. All of…
What Depression Taught Me I remember her pancakes. And her klondike bars. The dark red armchair and her distaste for animals in the house. My grandmother was an amazing woman and I always remember her during this time of year. October 31, 2010, she passed away. For the past thirteen years I’ve walked through the…
The Hard and the Holy Today’s Guest Post is written by Jen Weaver. Last year I recorded a series on what’s “Hard and Holy” in the holidays. Turns out, that message was what I needed most. Sometime in 2020, I’d scribbled an outline for a podcast to help busy Christian women have uncommon conversations with…
How to Make Plans When There’s No Blueprint for Life The nurse handed me my newborn. Looking down at my first child I wondered, What do I do now? My husband was packing up our hospital room and we were heading home. They just give us this child…. I thought how crazy is this that…