It’s That Time of Year
June is wedding month (my own happy day taking place 6 years ago as of the 1st). I’m also declaring it contest month and combining the two for a... Read More ›
June is wedding month (my own happy day taking place 6 years ago as of the 1st). I’m also declaring it contest month and combining the two for a... Read More ›
“I’m a feminist in remission,” Julie confessed in her email to us. And aren’t we all, by the grace of God? She continued: “Honestly, I still struggle in my... Read More ›
A Friday Funny from the home front today…. Recently we bought some Bible stories dramatized on cd. My six-year-old son Jack was listening to them by the hour and... Read More ›
Guess what I get to do this summer? I’m hosting my mother-in-law as she recovers from hip replacement surgery. Lest you think I’m complaining, I’m not. Quite the opposite,... Read More ›
It’s almost here—Father’s Day, that is. My sisters, Chad, and I are faced with our yearly dilemma: What on earth do we get Dad? I mean you can only... Read More ›
I was in bed with a stomach virus one morning and wanted to distract myself from how miserable I felt, so I turned on the Today Show. Co-Host Ann... Read More ›
My sister Helen lives in Florida so I don’t get to see her that often. But last week, she and her husband came through town and we got to... Read More ›
The Friday Funnies have always amused us. I don’t mean the jokes (although they have made us laugh too), but the fact that the Friday Funnies are a fixture... Read More ›
My husband receives a lot of books to review, and the ones for women he passes on to me. Recently this book, Womanly Dominion: More Than A Gentle and... Read More ›
As the new site was taking shape, our kids were busy growing up (one of the few things kids seem to do without being told!). The photo album—along with... Read More ›
My girls and I want to thank you for all your encouragement about our new home. We’re so glad you like it! We’ve thought a lot lately, as we’ve... Read More ›
Hi! Welcome to our new home. We’re so excited to show you around the place. As you can see, we’ve got new wallpaper, new pictures on the walls, and... Read More ›
I just can’t get enough of cute kids singing. So here’s another for you to enjoy. Thanks to Laura for passing it along.Enjoy your Memorial Day weekend!Janelle for the... Read More ›
Janelle was having a cookout a few weeks ago and asked me what she should have Mikey grill. When I told her ribs were easy to prepare, she didn’t... Read More ›
I never dreamed of being a writer. I never aspired to publish my thoughts—anywhere, ever. I don’t like to write, and I don’t think I’m especially gifted to write.... Read More ›
I came across this post by Nicole from a couple years back and thought it was well worthy of a re-post. I trust it will encourage you today as... Read More ›
You’ve been expecting it. And here it is. Our annual Spring modesty post. This year we want to point you to a recent message by Janelle, given in March... Read More ›
Why do today what you can put off until tomorrow?In my family, I have a reputation for living by this motto when it comes to things that I don’t... Read More ›
UPDATE, Wed. May 13: We’ve never done this before. In almost four years of blogging we’ve never missed a weekday. But we are going to suspend posting for the... Read More ›
The sentimentalism and commercialism of Mother’s Day has Dr. Al Mohler thinking that “Mother’s Day is a bad idea.” “Christians must resist the reduction of motherhood to sentimentality,” he... Read More ›