Sitting Outside the Door
We currently have two teenagers in the house. In a mere 14 months we will have three of these creatures and I absolutely love it. I’m also petrified, but I can get over that.
Author: Mary Jo
Building B
We were college kids, and we met, we learned, we worshiped, and we bonded in building B.
The Power of Calm
I was upset. I had told them to be careful, and yet they raced to the car with boyish abandon. One with a tray of chicken & cheese enchiladas, and one with a pie. Nothing had spilled, nothing had broken, nothing had come of their carelessness at all except what spilled from me.
Thank You “Aunt Becky”
I’m not writing to air my many thoughts on Lori Loughlin, or her daughter, or their money, or Hollywood, or any of that. I’m writing about me, and us, parents who are just as anxious to see our kids successful but will never have the resources to tempt us to act so shockingly. It’s easy…
Psalm 100
Shout Joyfully to the Lord, all the earth. Serve the Lord with gladness; Come before Him with joyful singing.
A Love Story
My brother-in-law gets the credit for matching us up, but I know the story began long before he said to Kris, “You should meet Becky’s sister.” A long, long, time ago there were a couple of mothers who prayed for their children to find godly spouses. On two very different peninsula states, one in Michigan…
How I Got Here
I grew up in a small town in Michigan. Small town as in, one blinker light, a public school with all the kids from Kindergarten through 12th grade in the same building, and a little downtown where folks gathered at the little restaurant my parents owned and ran, for coffee and homemade cinnamon rolls. My…
Faithfully Feeding Family, Week Three Handout: Butternut Squash Soup
I have never been a big fan of squash, but I found this recipe a year or two ago and I absolutely love it. It’s filling, yummy, and good for me.
Faithfully Feeding Family, Week Three Notes: Healthy Eating
This week’s topic was Healthy Eating. We can go at this in a lot of different ways, but one thing I wanted to focus on was our motivation and discipline. I think it’s easy to simply and generally want to eat healthy, but what is it that will actually drive us to it. We have…
Faithfully Feeding Family, Week Two Handouts: Meal Planning
