Empty Nest Mom | Making Peace with Letting Go I am an Empty Nest Mom. Our youngest son loves raspberries. For several years, each time I went grocery shopping I searched for luscious-looking raspberries, so I could purchase them to bring home as a surprise. He was always excited, and usually proceeded to demolish the…
Fall Roundup | Favorite Fall Posts I wonder…has Fall been as slow to arrive in your neck of the woods as in mine? We’ve been ready forever. Is there anything better than crispy, crunchy, colorful Fall? Chili and soup and boots and sweaters and a fire in the fireplace….ahhhhh. Cozy. It’s one of my favorite…
How to Cultivate Hope in Difficult Seasons Finding Hope When It’s Hard So…you’re walking through a season When Hope is Hard. If you haven’t read my previous post sharing my current season, you may follow the above link and do so now. I’ll wait for you. Now that you’re back, maybe you’d like some oh-so-practical…
When Hope is Hard Seeing God at Work in Difficult Seasons “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, with the comfort with…
“To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven.” Ecclesiastes 3:1 Lessons Learned from Autumn When I was young, Summer was my favorite. Despite my love of school, those three glorious months of freedom held promise: my birthday, sprinklers, bike rides, swimming, ice cream. My exuberant youth welcomed the…
But Martha was distracted with much serving. And she went up to [Jesus] and said, “Lord, do you not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Tell her then to help me.” But the Lord answered her, “Martha, Martha, you are anxious and troubled about many things, but one thing is necessary….