I’ve mentioned this in a post before, but I think it’s worth its own post now that I can speak from personal experience. If you are tired of paying high …

John Piper posted a 15-point “Challenge to Women” (as well as a list of potential ministry opportunities) that was truly challenging to me.  Oh that we would have a vast army of women …

“A deliberate Christian is engaged in warfare, whatever he does.  It may just be that a mom at home discipling her children and raising up arrows that will be shot …

Make Me a Woman

Homeschooling is like anything else–a great opportunity for people to make money on all sorts of curriculum.  And I’m all about the opportunity to make money! But every now and …

“What if we really figured it out?  That gratitude, for the seemingly small and insignificant–this is the seed that plants the giant miracle in the midst of it all.” – …

So this tiny, helpless baby is placed in your arms.   You know the wonderful, overwhelming feeling of being totally responsible for this immortal human being.  It’s like God handing you …

“The self-proclaimed feminist authors claim that feminism has made a mess of male/female relationships. “Feminism teaches women that they are equal to men, but when it comes to love, romance, …

I receive Ryle quotes in my inbox (you can subscribe HERE too!)  I love the way often it is just the word I need for the day…. “To come out …

We know what the research says…”Men are stimulated more by sight and physical stimuli while women respond more on an emotional level–to tenderness (which can be expressed physically), and to …

Mostly I think learning should be a reward in itself.  BUT…sometimes, there are things we wish to motivate our children to learn that may require a bit of inspiration….things like …

I love the “time warp” between the printing of “Homemaking” (renamed “The Family“, printed in the late 1800’s) by JR Miller and our present day.  It reveals our subtle shift …

There are two ditches in parenting, both with negative outcomes. My grandfather was a “ditch parent.”  Many of his generation were.  He grew up in the tail-end of the Great …

As I promised in the last post, Cultivating Family Relationships, I wanted to attempt to provide some practical ways we can tie the strings of fellowship in our homes. Do …