The Gospel is for Mothers Too
Earlier on Facebook, I linked to this guest post by Sarah Van Beveren on The Better Mom blog, and I thought it was worth linking to here…
Marbles of the Christian’s Life
Earlier on the family blog, I shared the “marble illustration” and how that metaphor has been a tool of encouragement in our family. You might want…
Reason to Continue
On my heart and in my prayers today are several couples very dear to me who are struggling in their marriages. Sometimes it’s so miserable, so…
Just lookin’ for a reason
In my regular Bible reading today I read through Mark chapter 3, and one particular phrase really stuck out to me. And [Jesus] entered again into…
Routines to keep when your routine is lost
In my last post I shared one truth I’d found to be true once again as I’ve experienced our family’s recent move. I’d like to share…
One thing I’ve learned after moving 20 times
Well, we’re moved in – and almost unpacked, Praise the Lord! In addition to the usual moving challenges, we had one child end up with Lyme…
Moving!
Hello, All! Do please bear with me as this blog collects a bit of dust for a season. Our household is now *officially* in the process…
Obedience
Per my friend’s request, I’ve posted a downloadable/printable pdf of our family’s Obedience poster over on our family blog. I thought perhaps parents who read DFTM…
Give us this day
“Give us this day our daily bread.” Matthew 6:11 I’ve been reflecting a lot lately on what this scripture means. So often we pray for “big”…
Using the world rightly
I’ve had the pleasure of reading a booklet this week, which is actually a rather lengthy sermon once given by the Puritan William Greenhill, entitled Stop…
Me time? Meet We time.
I had to share this real quick today: Amy, who blogs over at Raising Arrows, wrote a little eBook titled “The Me Time Myth” some time…
Why I’m MIA
Things have been pretty quiet over here (on the blog, anyway – life is anything but quiet in the Burks household). 🙂 I am greatly flattered…
Sanctification
One of the books I’m reading currently is Holiness by J.C. Ryle (excellent read, by the way! I definitely recommend it!). I’m in the second section…
What’s Our Problem?
Originally posted on Christ Alone Wyoming:
“I’m too busy. My schedule doesn’t work. I don’t like to read. I’m bored with it. I don’t understand it.…
15 books that have greatly impacted me (#11-15)
Over the past few days I’ve shared #1-5 and #6-10 of the 15 books aside from the Bible that have impacted me most over the last…
15 books that have greatly impacted me (#6-10)
On Thursday I shared #1-5 of the 15 most books that have impacted me the most over the last 3 to 4 years. Today I’m sharing…
15 books that have greatly impacted me (#1-5)
In the back of my journal, I keep a running list of books I have read. I will sometimes put a star beside the titles that…
Marriage book & DVD on sale!
After posting the article about marital love earlier today, I saw on Facebook that the marriage book I had mentioned – What Did You Expect? by…
What’s marital love supposed to look like?
I wasn’t raised in a beautifully ideal home. Growing up I received many conflicting images of marital “love”, and I left home with a firm cynical…
Itching Ears ~ Thoughts from A Wise Woman Builds Her Home
I have been noticing that there something going on in the Christian community. There is pressure to conform and to say what is politically acceptable and…
A no-good, rotten, grumpy day
Does anyone else get grumpy? When I awoke this morning the grumpy-bug was attached to me like a leach, and no matter how hard I have…
Drawn From The Mire || Reflections of a Christian Woman 