Being a first-time mommy is hard. The pressures from society, family, friends and yourself can be overwhelming and cause you to fully doubt the abilities you have as a parent. As an avid reader, I’ve got quite the collection of parenting and mommy books now. A few have been standouts. Some made me angry. Several … [Read more…]
Continuing my reading journey toward understanding how to lean into God in the face of mom’s diagnosis lead me to read Steadfast Love by Lauren Chandler. Having spent some time at The Village Church where Lauren’s husband, Matt, is the lead pastor, I knew a little bit of the Chandler’s story. Matt was diagnosed with … [Read more…]
One of Sarabeth’s favorite songs to sing is Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes. She clued in pretty quickly to those major body parts and most days has figured out where her eyes, ears, nose and mouth are too. We love talking about and pointing out body parts. God Made You Nose to Toes I was … [Read more…]
I’ve mentioned before that I struggle with saying no. I want to be able to do all things all the time. Even as an introvert, I don’t like having to say no to the things that I feel I want to do. But I’m learning that saying no and guarding my schedule is one of … [Read more…]
When Jason Ladd asked me to read and review his book, I was excited to learn more about how life in the Marines relates to life as a Christian. I’ve read a few fiction books with a military backdrop. This allows me to be fairly comfortable with a majority of the terminology. Unfortunately, while reading … [Read more…]
If you follow me over on Instagram at all, you probably know that I love Bible Belles. Sarabeth and I have been reading about Hannah and Esther all summer and absolutely adore those stories. Sarabeth searches and searches the room until she finds the books. And then we read them over and over. Sure, for … [Read more…]
I can’t believe it’s already time to start thinking about Christmas. I’ve heard it for a few weeks now on a couple of podcasts. It’s hard to think about Christmas before we’ve even had Thanksgiving. Stores have turned to Christmas decorations and publishers are now starting to share their Christmas books. {This post contains affiliate … [Read more…]
This month, my book club jumped into Love Does by Bob Goff. It’s an exciting feeling for me to finish another book on my To Be Read pile! I think that list currently numbers in the almost 200s. Love Does Moves Outside the Ordinary Goff wrote this book because he wants to encourage us all to move … [Read more…]
Stop Chasing After God I don’t know about you, but I’ve always felt like the Christian walk has taken a lot of work. I’ve felt the need to read the right books, journal the right amount, memorize enough scripture (which I’ve always, always failed at), and be the right Christian. And I’ve never measured up. … [Read more…]
Society tells us that we need to be beautiful on the outside. That we must live up to this standard of perfection or we won’t be liked or popular or worth anyone’s time. But what the world conveniently forgets to tell us is that when you chase this outer beauty, it consumes you. It will … [Read more…]
