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The girltalk conversation begins with the four of us, but we love it when you jump in! Tina sent us the following excerpt from Noel Piper’s inspiring book Faithful... Read More ›
The girltalk conversation begins with the four of us, but we love it when you jump in! Tina sent us the following excerpt from Noel Piper’s inspiring book Faithful... Read More ›
As homemakers, we can be keenly, and somewhat painfully aware of our lack of specialized skill. Many of us trained for a specific field of work only to leave... Read More ›
Today I want all of you to benefit right along with me from this testimony of one of my friends. She is serious about making sure that her desires... Read More ›
Recently, at the end of a conference session where CJ and I fielded questions, a woman approached me with a query of her own: “So what do you do... Read More ›
We’ve reprinted this post before, but it seemed a proper ending to our week on homemaking…. Happy July 4th!Nicole for the girltalkers Independence Day On July 4 each year,... Read More ›
Women who invest their gifts in the home don’t usually get much attention, so today I want to highlight two of them. They are not the only women I... Read More ›
It is not only homemakers who need to remember that their current season is not a holding pattern or a hindrance. Two of our single readers also see that... Read More ›
I recently heard a young woman confess that she struggles with not being able to “use her gifts” because she is primarily at home, caring for small children. She... Read More ›
Phew! Moving is an all-consuming, full-time project: Collecting boxes, packing boxes, dismantling furniture, removing wall hangings, patching, sanding, and painting the holes left by those wall hangings, sorting through... Read More ›
Noël Piper sent us this adorable picture of her grandson with the following note:Ever seen the capsules that, when dropped in water, turn into animals? Here’s our 3-year-old grandson,... Read More ›
Tomorrow the moving truck comes to take our things to the new house (CJ and I will be staying here until renovations are completed on our room). In Feminine... Read More ›
Our home was always full of laughter. My dad inherited a quick wit and hilarious sense of humor from his dad. He taught us to laugh—laugh at ourselves and... Read More ›
My parents are busy packing to move out of their home. The boxes are piling up and the pictures are coming down from the walls. Actually, it’s still strange... Read More ›
Each time I’ve visited Mom’s house recently, it looks different than the time before. Another room sits bare. The living room is stacked higher with more Dole fruit boxes,... Read More ›
Nicole was nine, Kristin eight, and Janelle four when we first moved into our home on a cold February day in 1986. Chad wasn’t even born yet. Today, a... Read More ›
My daddy on drums! You won’t want to miss this clip from the Resolved Conference last week. Dad, I think you should stick to preaching. Janelle for Mom, Nic,... Read More ›
We finished writing our most recent book, Shopping for Time, about a week before Tori was born last year. Ironically, we ran out of time to include questions for... Read More ›
Our summer craziness is in full swing. A few updates of our “goings on”: House Yesterday, my parents and Mike and I gained official possession of our new house.... Read More ›
I have to confess that for a brief moment I was discouraged by last week’s summer ideas. Don’t get me wrong…your ideas were amazing; and over the weekend I... Read More ›
After dinner on a recent date night, my husband and I wandered into a Barnes and Noble—not an uncommon leisure activity for the two of us. I flipped through... Read More ›