She joined us today carrying a platter of berry pastries, made in her very own kitchen. She is free today in ways that she wasn’t free a year ago. I could see it: the gifts of spiritual and emotional growth on a platter. Her deliciously simple act of service was evidence of her health. She […]
When We Need the Tried and True Encouragement for the Narrow Road We’re Traveling
There is such a tension. The struggle is real here. Sweet friend, it is imperative that we learn to love like Jesus if we call ourselves His follower. Follow is the operative word. We must follow the perfect example the best that we can in spite of our imperfect nature. How do we love […]
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3 Questions to Determine the Best Christmas Traditions for Your Family
Guest Post by MacKenzie Monroe {Week 3: An Advent Celebration Series} *Christmas is nearing and we are celebrating the Advent season with a blog series exclusively for December! Four real moms will share four uniquely diverse ways to celebrate the birth of Jesus. Each woman is beautifully wise. Friends, you will be blessed by their hearts and their passions for Jesus. It is […]
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The Friendship Every Woman Really Needs
We sit on her couch for hours, the three of us, looking at pictures in photo albums and telling the biggest stories of our lives. We sip coffee and dip some chips in home-made guacamole. She even bought Mountain Dew because…well, I am a party with a little Dew. As mothers of little children, we had rushed home after evening church, […]
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An Honest Prayer: “Help Me to Be Like You, Jesus.”
Three days in the books and…{drumroll, please}…hello, day four! We’ve been unwrapping the way God loves us and the way Jesus shows His love for others. The most honest truth? We can’t love like that by our own strength. Through Jesus, we can love others the way He loved. All of this Missional living […]
