The #1 Waiting Secret

  “Mother, may I take three steps?” “Yes, you may take three baby steps” “Mother, may I take five steps?” Yes, you may take five froggy steps.” Did you play “Mother May I?” when you were younger? In the game you always have to ask the question and then the one at the finish line answers with the type of steps you are allowed to take. You may take five frog jumps. You may take four baby steps. Two backwards steps. Bunny hops. Kangaroo jumps. But everyone playing the…

Four Tips on Making the Bible a Priority for Your Children

Welcome to this week’s Tuesday Talk! For the next few weeks, in honor of schooling starting back up, I’ll be sharing some tips – no matter if you are home schooling, public schooling, or private schooling! Four Tips for Making the Bible a Priority for Your Children During the School Year: In our home, school is important. The year my oldest learned to read I felt the pressure. I spent the entire year patiently teaching him the letters, sounds, and blends. The phonics…

Longing for Paris Launch Day!

I’m sharing over on Instagram a special Longing for Paris giveaway….. I’m giving away a copy of Sarah Mae’s book, Longing for Paris and some other goodies!   This book is about longings and the deep places of our hearts that ache for something more, something we can’t even always explain. It is about figuring out what do with our dreams and our longings, and how we navigate the tensions between them and our reality. In Longing for Paris, Sarah Mae…

Monday Morning Blues {1}

Grab your coffee for five minutes. Here are some thoughts to help get over your Monday Morning Blues. Proverbs 12:25 – Anxiety in the heart of man causes depression, But a good word makes it glad. A good word. How are you using your words today? Are the words you speak carefully spoken? Or, like me, do you seem to hurl those words around like they mean nothing. Our words are powerful. Not our sentences.  Not our lectures. Our words. I love you. You mean so…