All That’s Good: A Summer Read that Goes Well with Weeds
As we used our eye for botanical discernment to tackle a massive weeding project, the words of Hannah Anderson in her book “All That’s Good” trained my heart in the broader art of discernment.
An Eye for Wonder: Prepare Your Family to be Wowed When Traveling
If we expect to see the beauty and blessings around us — if we actually look for them–we are much more likely to find them. Here are some tips in how to prepare the mind and stir the imagination so that your family is ready to be wowed on your next adventure together.
Let Us Eat Lettuce: Main Dish Summer Salads
Chicken Caesar Pasta Salad, Southwest Chicken Salad, and Big Mac Salad — Three main dish summer salads that keep the garden lettuce tasting fresh and delicious.
Keeping ‘Em Fed with Daily Bread: Encouragement for Mothers
When my boys were little, I realized through their playtime antics that being a good mom is as simple as providing their daily bread.
Andrew’s Whole Wheat Bread
It's not as hard as it seems! Follow Andrew’s process and soon you will be turning out lovely loaves of nutritious and delicious whole wheat bread.
Mama Books: Picture Books that Celebrate Mothers
When Landon pulled out a stack of favorite picture books and labeled them “Mama Books,” I couldn’t help but smile. He had created a perfect collection to snuggle up and read with mom.
What We Always Do: The Value of Family Traditions
The simple traditions we keep—the things we “always do”—create an underlying rhythm to our family life, a steady cadence that keeps us in step together. And besides that, it just makes life more fun…
The Best Read Alouds of 2022
Here are some of our favorite Read Alouds from 2022. Some made us laugh, some made us cry, some made us think. All brought us closer together because we shared them together. Which will you read?
Seeking Goodness, Giving Thanks
As I watched the simple act of making a list of good things turn my son’s day around, I realized that there is power in giving thanks. When we are intentional about mining our memories for beautiful blessings and glimmers of goodness, our gaze shifts from the things of the self to the goodness of God so that we can’t help but “give thanks to the Lord for His goodness and for His wonderful works to the children of men” (Psalm 107:8, NKJ).
Zucchini Cookies
These cookies are simple, hearty, and, as I found out this summer, can be made with any kind of summer squash.
When Pride Sounds Off: How God Can Speak Through a Car Alarm
I wrote a story for the Hear Him Louder essay series in which God got my attention in a way that was humorous, humbling, and very, very loud!
Reading Aloud: Enjoying the Present Together
There is undoubtedly something magical that happens when stories are shared together. One night, as our family finished reading The Green Ember series, the magic spread beyond our backyard and far out into our neighborhood…