Mornings can be tough. But they don't have to be. And, I am learning, when I put my mind to it, I can *sometimes* even change the bad attitudes that might be present in our mornings. Notice I said sometimes. {grin} With 2 teens and 1 pre-teen, the challenge is definitely there. As most of you know, we homeschool. Thankfully, we don't have to rush out the door most mornings this coming school year. However, bad moods and grumpiness can appear at any time, no matter what time you start your ... Read More about 5 Tips for a Happy Morning
Happiness and Holiness
For many years I've believed that holiness and happiness were in competition and that God desired my holiness *more* than my happiness. What if true happiness comes as a result of a close relationship with God...as He trains us in holiness? What if it doesn't have to be either or? What if happiness isn't apart from God but a part OF HIM? Take #TheHappinessDare with me and a few hundred other women in community. This book by Jennifer Dukes Lee will change your perspective and show you so many ... Read More about Happiness and Holiness
I Am Strong Because of Christ
Strong is not a word I would use to describe myself. I cling to verses like 2 Corinthians 12:9 that say in my WEAKNESS He is strong. HE is strong, not me. But, I am learning another perspective in the new devotional kit from Illustrated Faith and Dayspring. A beloved verse that has been one of my favorites for years has taken on new meaning for me! I love it when God speaks new and afresh from passages you've read for years. "But they who wait for the Lord will renew their strength, they ... Read More about I Am Strong Because of Christ
5 Verses to Pray for Your Church
“Prayer meetings were the arteries of the early church. Through them, life-sustaining power was derived. The condition of the church may be very accurately gauged by its prayer meetings. So is the prayer meeting a grace-ometer, and from it we may judge of the amount of divine working among a people. If God be near a church, it must pray. And if He be not there, one of die first tokens of His absence will be a slothfulness in prayer!” Charles Haddon Spurgeon When is the last time you prayed ... Read More about 5 Verses to Pray for Your Church
The Happiness Dare
I'm SO excited to announce our next BOOK CLUB DISCUSSION! Drum roll please... The Happiness Dare by Jennifer Dukes Lee! This book has surprised me and actually changed my thinking on some huge topics of my faith. I actually picked this book up EXPECTING to disagree with the premise. Oh how God has such a delightful sense of humor. :) If you've always heard the quote "God desires our holiness more than our happiness..." and if you tend to agree with that, you and I are in the same boat. ... Read More about The Happiness Dare
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