This post contains affiliate links How do I love Target? Let me count the ways! Between the Red Card discounts and Drive Up, Target has been especially helpful to me as a mom of young children. Target’s Drive Up service is free and since it often feels like making it out the door is nothing…
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Salvation Through A Serpent
This post contains affiliate links Sighting A Serpent One summer evening my oldest daughter excitedly ran into our house and told me about a snake she had seen on our front porch. The snake had cozied up in a crack between steps but hurried away once its presence was discovered. Although we had never taught…
Trials and Thanksgiving
About a year ago, I was devastated to learn that Owen had a condition called marginal cord insertion as he grew inside of me. Because of how the placenta attached, he wasn’t getting enough blood and his growth was slightly behind. I remember last Thanksgiving being marked by sadness and wondering if my son would…
Redeem Halloween 2022
This post contains affiliate links This year for Halloween, we decided to take a nod from the Needhams and use the holiday to love our neighbors well. For us, that looked like giving out what I call Gospel Goody Bags to each trick-or-treater that came by. We planned to make 50 bags because we made…
Why ‘Should Christians Celebrate Halloween?’ Isn’t the Best Question
With Halloween approaching, there is no shortage of opinions about Christian involvement in it. Online, respected Christians have attempted to help other believers navigate Halloween, but even their conclusions differ, leaving many still wondering, “Should Christians celebrate Halloween?” I understand why the question is asked, yet answering it often misses the point and ultimately leaves…
What Miscarriage Taught Me About Grief
Behold, these are but the outskirts of his ways, and how small a whisper do we hear of him! But the thunder of his power who can understand? Job 26:14 Since sharing publicly about my miscarriage, I’ve been encouraged by the kind, gentle, and compassionate responses I’ve received. My journey with grief has been a strange one yet I don’t want to miss…
Being A Helper Is More Than Housework
One evening while my husband and I were doing yard work together, I wondered if, at that moment, I was closer to reflecting the reason for Eve’s creation (Genesis 2:18) than I had ever been before. Thoughts about what it means to be a wife and a woman within the contexts of the church and…
My 2020 Good List
This post contains affiliate links For many of us, 2020 has felt like life in Narnia where it’s always winter but never Christmas. We’ve felt the tension of living between Jesus’ comings and have longed for Him to return and to experience everything being made beautiful in its time. When I think of 2020, I…
The Worst Thing That Could Happen
There’s a dark and scary question that many prefer to avoid yet I’ve found that its answer isn’t as terrifying as we may suspect. “What’s the worst thing that could happen?” is a thought we generally avoid addressing. Why would anyone want to think about life this side of heaven becoming worse than it already…
A Call to Befriend Faithfulness
“Trust in the LORD, and do good; dwell in the land and befriend faithfulness.” Psalm 37:3 Whether you are a new or seasoned reader of this blog, it should come as no surprise that I love books. Theologically rich books have been especially helpful in pointing me to Jesus and helping me see Him as…