It’s rare these days that I sit down with a book and immediately get excited. But I sat down with Craig Groeschel’s book Chazown last week and my pen went flying! I felt like he was speaking exactly to the heart of all I’ve hoped to be able to convey here at Be The Proof. … [Read more…]
The biggest struggle I have as a mom is technology. I know what all of the doctors say about limiting screen time. Before Sarabeth was born, said that I was never going to be the house that had the TV on 24/7. I wanted to be a tech-wise family. I’ve managed to convince Eric we … [Read more…]
{This post contains affiliate links. For more info, read our full disclosure.} We are firmly entrenched in the two-year-old stage, by the questions of “why” and “what’s that” have yet to start. Maybe it’s because we have used many of our play situations to help her practice counting, and colors and letters. We are quick … [Read more…]
A couple of weeks ago, I brought up the idea of friendship and the struggles that seem to arise for many women. It’s definitely a constant theme I hear on podcasts, read in books and see online. Some of the things I see and hear are breathing life back into friendship. Some are not so … [Read more…]
It’s fairly typical that when a children’s book pops up on the Tyndale website that I will ask my brother his thoughts on the book. I’m always curious his take on the children’s books. Particularly because he has high standards. When I asked him about The Hurry-Up Exit from Egypt, the thing I took away … [Read more…]
When I first asked Eric about going to seminary, I think it was a shock to his system. We were just dating and I had this feeling that ministry was in our future. I knew that Eric had dreams for combining sports and discipleship and ministry together in some fashion. But I don’t think seminary … [Read more…]
Bravery seems to be a common theme among bloggers these days. Some of my friends have even been focusing on this theme and sharing their thoughts on being brave. The idea of brave has typically been physical in nature. Now, we are beginning to understand that brave means doing something that is hard. To come out … [Read more…]
I seem to be on a fiction kick lately. Maybe because it’s my escape. Or maybe it’s because I realize I need to spend some time being overtaken by the power of a story. In reality, it’s probably a little bit of both. Deep Extraction by DiAnn Mills fit the bill of a story to … [Read more…]
Friendships are the hardest part of life. I’ve been thinking about them a lot now that we are about 3 years into our move from Minnesota to Texas. Not that building friendships was easier for me in Minnesota. Truthfully, friendships have always been incredibly difficult for me. I’ve struggled to make and keep lasting friendships … [Read more…]
Sarabeth is not quite ready to start school yet. But that doesn’t mean I’m not on the lookout for great resources to help when we do start some basic schooling in the fall. Because she’s not old enough to officially start school, we get to play around with different things. Do things our own way … [Read more…]
