Questions to Encourage This Delightful Investment
Running up the stairs of my childhood home, I instantly flashed back to the many times I ran this route from the basement to our kitchen to grab something for my friends. My parents practiced hospitality for as long as I can remember and they allowed my brother, sister, and me to do it as well.
Five Questions for This Unexpected Topic…
Proverbs 17:22 (NIV) A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.
I’ve thought of this so many times recently, as one of our daughters has walked a challenging health journey. It’s a good reminder of timeless medicine God provides: a cheerful heart!
Ten Non-fiction Books to Add to Your Reading List
In which season do you read the most? When do you find time to read? What else do you deprioritize to get it done? What is your filter for choosing a great book?
Stewarding Technology
He who cultivates his land will have plenty of bread,
But he who follows worthless people and frivolous pursuits will have plenty of poverty.
Proverbs 28:19 (AMP)
Does anything come to mind as you read this? As I read this, I immediately think of social media and the way we follow people online.
Intentional Questions to Infuse Energy Into Your Parenting Today
Proverbs 27:23, “Be diligent to know the condition of your flocks, and pay attention to your herds;” remains one of my all time favorite parenting Scriptures (AMP)! I love reading it in various translations, so I’ll share a handful of other beneficial translations.
Marriage FREEBIE Scripture and Q’s
“This is my love, and this is my friend . . .” Song of Songs 5:16 (CSB)
This remains one of my favorite Scriptures on marriage! Friendship ushers in intimacy, and friendship and intimacy are both deepened when we ask quality questions of one another.
Our Love Story, Part Five
It’s been a while since I shared “Our Love Story”, and with February being a month we focus on love and Valentine’s Day, I thought it would be an appropriate time to pick it back up where I left you with:
“Sometime in the future, I look forward to sharing a miraculous gift God gave Mark.”
Wintering Well
“This is the day the Lord has made; We will rejoice and be glad in it.” Psalm 118:24 NKJV
Happy fresh start day! I love how this verse says “we” rather than “I.” Who is the “we” you get to rejoice with today? That’s one simple step to rejoicing and being glad: Do it in community!
Family Discipleship Tools: Great for Christmas Gifts!!
“You never reap what you sow in the same season.” Before Mark and I were married, a mentor shared this wisdom with us. Years later, the phrase comes back to me, in light of parenting, when I consider 2 Corinthians 9:6:
“Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously.” (NIV)