A husband and wife each have a part to contribute to their marriage. When they invest in their marriage God’s way, it’s beautifully blissful. Each heart in a marriage needs to be truly connected with God and want more of Him in their lives. Otherwise, these statues only become legalistic or weaponized. The only times the Word should be used as a weapon is against our own fleshly desires and against Satan. When we follow God’s Word, it’s for His glory, not our own gain. Yet, the beauty of it is that God uses our obedience to bless us! I will be so bold as to say, if your relationship with Chri ..read more

As I sat in my office last week, writing out my morning pages and listening to worship, I was wrestling with going to the gym. I didn’t want to go because I was having such a sweet time with the Lord and I didn’t want to rush it to go the gym. The idea of going was making me a bit anxious. It’s a whole ordeal just to get ready for the gym. While thinking about staying home brought me so much peace.     I talked on my personal IG a little about dabbling in worldly wisdom. A couple of years ago, I felt as if God’s Word had failed me even though I was doing my best to live it out. Well ..read more

The winter blues can hit you out of nowhere. Are you feeling kinda down, tired, have no motivation? Try these 4 ideas… Once the holidays are over, the breaks are over and it’s back to the grind, here in the Midwest, we settle in for a long, dreary winter. It just hits unexpectedly. I feel tired, unmotivated, and even a little depressed. I suddenly have little desire to tackle the goals I had such excitement over just the week before. The days are short, cold, and gray. Everything outside is seemingly dead and dull. It certainly doesn’t inspire creativity. Something I’ve learned when it comes ..read more

Once you learn what it means to be an empath, it’s easier to cope with and use it for good. God has been revealing things to me, about me. Maybe He’ll use this to reveal something to you, about you, too. For as far back as I can remember, I was the girl who wanted to help everyone. I wanted to make the world a better place and make life a bit easier for the next person. It’s so natural and embedded in me that to ignore it would be criminal. I always had a strong sense of empathy for people but it wasn’t until recent years that I am learning just how deep that empathy goes. It’s not your avera ..read more

Being joyful in motherhood isn’t dependent upon our circumstances. Joy will consistently elude us if we only choose it when everything is okay. Motherhood typically starts off with much joy and an abundance of hope. It’s only natural in most cases. Sure, there is some trepidation about the future, but it’s usually quieted by the awe of this tiny human nestled in your arms. As you enter different seasons of sleepless nights and toddler tantrums and potty training, you forget that joy. It’s there, but it’s buried under the duties and many hard moments and the sleep deprivation. As they grow int ..read more

Homemaking is one of the biggest gifts we’ve been given to offer to our family. Seek to find joy in the simple things and you’ll find fulfillment in your everyday life. When you cultivate your home, you cultivate hearts. Homemaking is one of the ultimate ways a wife and mom can give and serve her family. I have been homemaking for 21 years and I’ve learned a lot of lessons along the way. One of them is to not take this gift for granted. It is more than just a role — it’s giving of yourself in the most nurturing and practical ways possible….every day. Homemaking is not dead. Far from it. It ca ..read more

Homemaking is one of the biggest gifts we’ve been given to offer to our family. Seek to find joy in the simple things and you’ll find fulfillment in your everyday life. When you cultivate your home, you cultivate hearts. Homemaking is one of the ultimate ways a wife and mom can give and serve her family. I have been homemaking for 21 years and I’ve learned a lot of lessons along the way. One of them is to not take this gift for granted. It is more than just a role — it’s giving of yourself in the most nurturing and practical ways possible….every day. Homemaking is not dead. Far from it. It ca ..read more

Homeschooling truly is a gift, but not everyone thrives in that space—and that’s ok. Jeremiah with Christopher Lloyd at Comic Con 2023 When I set out to homeschool my children 17 years ago, the goal was to homeschool all the way through high school. I chose to homeschool for many reasons. I wanted to be my children’s sole influence. I wanted them to learn in a way that worked for them, not against them. I wanted Jesus to be the center of everything. I wanted flexibility with our schedule and more family time. As time went on, the school shootings and the controversial “health” curriculum only ..read more

We left our church after 8 years because God is doing something new in our family. Not every exit is because something bad happened. Let’s talk! Raw, real, relational. We’d been going to our church for 8 years. It’s an amazing church with absolutely amazing people. We even moved our family to be closer to it and become a deeper part of the community as a whole. So, when we began feeling the nudge to go, it was difficult to listen. For 2 years, we held on, uncertain if that’s really what we were supposed to do. We didn’t want to uproot our kids because that’s kind of a big deal. But our famil ..read more

Being conscious of our own mental wellness can help us thrive when we have the tools and desire to care for ourselves. When my first child moved out and got married, I was more of an emotional wreck than I ever expected to be. It took many, many months of prayer and guidance to help me learn how to channel my thoughts and emotions so they didn’t affect me on a daily basis. To be blunt, I was a train wreck. Mental health awareness has been a topic of conversation for many years. But it has gained some greater visibility in more recent years due to the pandemic. However, I didn’t feel I was in ..read more