With Great Joy

Yesterday was a difficult day. It wasn't that my children were especially difficult. I'd say it was a fairly average day as far as...

Ugh. I am blowing it today as a mama. Lord, strengthen me. Fill me with Your love, grace, patience, compassion and kindness. May I be slo...

Yesterday after church we set out in search of the perfect Christmas tree. I want to be absolutely clear that the perfect Christmas tree, i...

540. snow! 541. the exuberance of E & I upon peering outside this morning 542. snow nestled in the trees 543. a Creator who thought of s...

A couple of months ago, on a Sunday afternoon, my husband said this: "Would it be a blessing to you if on my day off, I planned the men...

...sinking my bare feet into fluffy bath rugs...a newly mopped floor...Mark's clean-shaven face...our kitchen table...the shelter of our...

When we were in the process of adopting our son from Guatemala, we bought a set of maps at Costco. We put the world map on top of our table...