"Surprise!" said God to the Virgin
Worry! Worry fills my heart during the holidays. Sharing why over on Not Quite Amish. Click here to discover more...
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Carey Bailey
Guest Post: A Virtuous Woman
I am hanging out on A Virtuous Woman sharing my simple recipe for Sugar Scrub. If you are looking for a quick gift for teachers or girlfriends this is it! Head on over here.
Advent/Christmas, Crafts/Printables
Advent Week Three Bookmark
Despite my desire to live this holiday season with intention the last week and a half got out of control. My schedule got overly busy, my emotions were like a kids roller coaster at Disney World, and my focus was hazy at best. I did mange to stay reading The Bible daily and held onto His story ...
Advent/Christmas, Crafts/Printables
Week Two: Advent Bookmark
Love Came Down - Advent Calendar Week two of Advent is here on Sunday! How was last week?? I heard an awesome story from a mother who is doing the bookmark with her 8 year old daughter and what a cool experience that had praying for each other!!! Make my heart happy. I am keeping you in my ...
Hope in a handbag!
What lady doesn't love a fabulous bag???? Especially, a bag that is filled with hope and promise for new life!!! I am so excited to be participating in 12 days of Freedom again. Meet Freeset. Freeset is in business for freedom. Freedom from human trafficking. Freeset is a fair trade business ...
God, do you get sad?
God, Do you ever get sad? Or saddened? Daily. Constantly. Watching My children hurt, watching them hurt each other, and watching them hurt themselves is saddening. What do you do about it? Why? Why are you asking? Because I have just been in a sad place myself. It is not a familiar place for ...
Advent/Christmas, Crafts/Printables
December Printable Calendar
It is 10:27 p.m. and I just realized it is December 3rd. Seriously. I spent all day thinking it was the 2nd. Including having my kids move the Advent piece on our calendar to the 2nd. Which means I am already a day behind on everything!!! YIKES! I could let that send me into a frantic whirlwind ...
Advent/Christmas, Crafts/Printables, Reviews
Tuesday Tips on Thursday: Advent Resources
Yes, I know it is Thursday. And yes I know this says Tuesday Tips. Tuesday seemed to escape me but I still wanted to share my Tuesday Tips with you so I just thought we would do them on Thursday. Hoping that works for you! There are so many incredible Advent resources available and there is ...
Advent/Christmas, Crafts/Printables
Advent Bookmark: Week One
Image via DaySpring I strive to create ways for you and God to connect in the midst of motherhood. Daily I am asking God for vision, ideas, and direction. As I pondered how to present the scripture readings for Advent I was wanting an option that would feel super user friendly as I know we all ...
My Pinterest fail that is now family.
* I was offline last week and didn't get a chance to share this guest post on Not Quite Amish. While I have never had dinner with an Amish family my mind imagines their meal time functions as this beautifully well oiled machine that hums. Oh, how I wish this was the picture of my family meals. ...