by Karen Ehman | Jul 22, 2014 | Housekeeping, Love, Organizing, Parenting, Purpose, Uncategorized, Wives, Women
Today we are chatting about my favorite chapter of Courtney Joseph’s encouraging book Women Living Well, Chapter 17 on Making Your Home a Haven. On page 173 Courtney writes, “What makes a home a haven? Is it having a well-decorated home that looks as if it...
by Renee Swope | Jun 5, 2014 | Attitude, Biblical Womanhood, Communication, Conflict, Honoring Our Husbands, Parenting, Respect
Our son Andrew was tired, really disappointed by a friend, qnd he had homework he didn’t want to do. Angry tears dripped down his cheeks while he worked on his assignments, revealing there was something more bubbling under the surface. My husband sat across the...
by Renee Swope | Apr 3, 2014 | Marriage, Memories, Parenting, Purpose, Uncategorized
Hearing our love story gives our children the assurance that they were meant to be. “Your eyes saw my unformed body; all the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be”. Psalm 139:16, NIV Carrying plates to the table, mashed potatoes...
by Darlene Schacht | Nov 22, 2013 | Marriage, Parenting, The Virtuous Life
We’re continuing our series on The Virtuous Life of a Christ-Centered Wife. Today is part two in the discussion on the virtue of humility. It’s also our final installment on the series. See the table of contents at the end of this post. Humility. The...
by Darlene Schacht | Sep 23, 2013 | encouragement, Parenting
This past weekend a friend and I got to talking about the old days. About 25 years ago. You know–the days before internet? Or maybe you don’t know and I’m just dating myself here.In any event I remember it as an exciting time in my life. I was a...
by Lisa Jacobson | Sep 18, 2013 | Brides in Training, Guest Blogger, Parenting
I feel rather blessed. Being the mother of three lovely teenage daughters—young, bright, and beautiful. All three of them hoping to get married some day. Or at least they think they will. But to tell you the truth, they’ve grown a little doubtful lately....