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More Like Christ

Jul 10 2008 3:15 pm

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 ›

Not Her Best

Jul 9 2008 5:12 pm

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 ›

Dealing with Distraction

Jul 8 2008 4:46 pm

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 ›

July 4th

Jul 4 2008 6:23 pm

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 ›

Heralding the Homemaker

Jul 3 2008 10:14 pm

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 ›

To Be All There

Jul 2 2008 7:54 pm

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 ›

Homemaking is Not a Hindrance

Jul 1 2008 6:30 pm

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 ›

Homemaking is Not a Holding Pattern

Jun 30 2008 3:47 pm

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 ›

Friday Funnies

Jun 27 2008 9:14 pm

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 ›

In Honor of Home

Jun 27 2008 3:33 pm

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 ›

At Home with Humor

Jun 26 2008 2:53 pm

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 New Old Home

Jun 25 2008 6:52 pm

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 ›

Where Home Is

Jun 24 2008 3:22 pm

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 ›

Reflections on a Home

Jun 23 2008 3:48 pm

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 ›

Friday Funnies

Jun 21 2008 12:20 am

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 ›

Shopping for Time Questions

Jun 20 2008 7:25 pm

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 ›

Happenings

Jun 19 2008 4:03 pm

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 ›

A Simple Summer 2008

Jun 18 2008 5:10 pm

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 ›

My Eight-Year Reading List

Jun 17 2008 4:59 pm

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 ›