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Reflecting the gospel in our homes is about expressing God's welcoming, loving nature. Here, you'll find posts addressing how we can connect the practical aspects of homemaking with our spirituality and how we can use our homes to glorify God.
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When You Want to Be a Mary (Instead Of a Martha) But Life Is Overwhelming
Are you a Mary or Martha? You’ve probably heard or read that sermon, devotional, or online quiz more than once. Sometimes the most familiar Bible stories lose their potency. I confess that the…
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Heart and Home: Fostering Peace by Welcoming the Presence of God
I’m thrilled to introduce you to a very talented fine artist, Courtney from Courtney Kibby Designs. She gave me some space on her beautiful website to talk all things homemaking, life-giving, and peace-creating.…
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How to Remember the Eternal This Thanksgiving
A week from today is Thanksgiving. Can you picture the day? Smell the food? Holidays bear the weight of big expectations. Whether we notice them or not, expectations form the basis of our…
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Switch On the Lamp: Finding Spiritual Significance in a Simple Practice
Not all light is created equal. Walking into our friends’ apartment, five floors above our own and identical in nearly every way, it wasn’t the light I noticed first. First, I noticed how…
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Becoming a Biblical Homemaker: A Gospel Perspective of Home
Mosquitoes buzz nearby. Sweat rolls down my spine. Cicadas in the trees provide background music. The afternoon sun beats down while our children nap lazily in their air-conditioned bedrooms. Making use of these…
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Living in Abu Dhabi: The Good, The Bad, The Same, and The Beautiful
One of my very best friends moved to another country a month ago. I try to picture her in a new place surrounded by unfamiliar things and new people. When I think of her, I try…
