When life presses
Some weeks fly by so quickly, without even small moments for anything ‘extra’. Crises, events, and urgencies crowd out moments formerly used to jot a thought…
Looking to the Interests of Others & the 50/50 Plan {Marriage Monday}
Good morning! I hope everyone had a safe and blessed weekend. I have a number of irons in my fire, but I was able to round…
Christ Must be All
“We cannot keep our eye too exclusively or too intently fixed on Jesus. All salvation is in Him. All salvation proceeds from Him. All salvation leads…
Resolutions as a Wife {Marriage Monday}
{A guest post by Jennifer Allen} When the new year rings in my husband and I like to sit down together and write goals for the…
Weekend Heart Check 8/25/12
Last week I shared a portion of JC Ryle’s introduction to his chapter on the cost of being a true Christian in his classic work Holiness.…
I Already Decided
Originally posted on Reformed Baptist Fellowship:
What will I do? Where will I go? What will I eat? What shall I put on? What will I…
8 Lies That Destroy Marriage {Marriage Monday}
Bill Elliff shares a powerful article over at Family Life ministries, explaining 8 common lies that will destroy our marriage if we buy into them: Imagine…
Weekend Heart Check 8/18/12
A thought to consider: is our service to Christ costing us anything? “Which of you, intending to build a tower, does not first sit down and…
Her Body, Her Self, and Her God
{This article was originally posted by Pastor John Piper over at Desiring God Ministries. You can look at the original post here. Reposted with permission. It…
Encouraging links for wives {Marriage Monday}
A while back I posted a brief excerpt on reasons to continue in marriage, even when it’s hard. I shared it because I was touched and…
Weekend Heart Check
What’s our opinion of God’s Word? Do we love it? Do we read it, use it, search it, memorize it? Our demeanor towards the Word of…
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…
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…
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