Fighting Drift :::  I don't want to let moments and hours slip by without effort at connection. Without talking truly and substantively with the ones I love most.

If You Want to Be a Strong Woman :::  I wore that nightgown and thought I could conquer the world and here I sit, 32, sobered by the ways the world has seemed to undo me.

A Princess on Her Throne ::: What logical reason is there for me to stay the course of securing temporal lucrative returns when there remains a harvest that is only gained when people are willing to die daily to themselves, to lose everything for the sake of Christ?

A Kind Wife ::: I sent my husband a list of things I thought that he might like to see me do around the house…

Because somedays everyone feels covered in ick ::: His advice is usually the opposite of my instincts.

Your job is to say yes. ::: As we dare to let go of control, we'll find that joy lives in that place of release.

Paper Handprint & Footprint Turkey ::: (fun for the kids)

Thanksgiving Place Cards ::: (we'll be working on these today!)

23 Ways to Use up Pumpkin Puree ::: (I really want to try the pumpkin pie blizzard)

Pumpkin Pie Casserole ::: (yes I love pumpkin!)

When Thanksgiving becomes Thanksliving ::: The joy of giving thanks — is ultimately expressed in the joy of giving.

The Real First Thanksgiving ::: To bring the sacrifice of thanksgiving means to sacrifice your understanding of what is beneficial and thank God for everything because He is benevolent.

My Mom Jeans ::: All the labels say "ultra low rise" which is code for "if you've had babies or are over age 17 your belly is gonna jingle right over it."

Why you will never see me naked :::  Freedom is knowing that your life isn't restrained by boundaries, but that it is kept safe by them.

how to hear the music… :::  It matters that you get up in the morning and do what has been placed in front of you and use whatever has been placed in your hands. … There is no "Arrival" gate in life. You are already, today, doing the plan.

what a family is really all about ::: There's only a harvest in the kingdom when someone attends to the smallness of a seed.

Homemade People ::: You do not go home to hide from the world, you go home to change it.

You are irreplaceable :::too many cares in this world tear our focus from loving our kids and just hanging out with them.

Think of the Rock ::: Is it not better to be thinking of the Rock, not of the feet that stand upon it?

Stop Complaining ::: We are blessed!  Be grateful!

Civility in the Christian Home ::: Many of us have wrongly defined our homes as places where parents are to be respected rather than as places where everyone is to be respected.