The lights glow with the colors of Christmas all around the tree and the ornaments reflect their shine.  The presents are wrapped neatly beneath the branches waiting for Christmas morning to arrive.  The house smells of gingerbread, the oven has been working nonstop.  Although I love all these things about Christmas, the reason this is […]

“Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.” Psalm 51:10 ESV I’m sitting here thinking about homemaking and how caring for a home is like caring for our bodies and relationship with God. It’s something we have to practice everyday but if we neglect it it becomes stale

A low buzzing sound was coming from the light turned on above the stove and the refrigerator started humming as the compressor turned on inside. The dryer loudly tumbled the bath towels and the washer started its spin cycle washing blankets and throwing it off balance. The ceiling fan, air purifier, and countless other things

I remember waking up to the smell of turkey in the oven and greenbeans boiling on the wood stove. The house was spotless and decorated in the fall colors my mom loved. It was one of her favorite times of the year when she could cook for the whole family and have us all gather

We think about Friday being the end of the week and beginning of the weekend. The day after Thanksgiving when we can get the best deals on TV’s and vacuum cleaners. The day we’ve looked forward to since Monday started so we can kick back and relax.  As I sit on my porch and think

Why does God make us wait for things? Have you ever wanted something so badly that it almost physically hurt to think about?  I was reading the first chapter in Deuteronomy where Moses is speaking to the Israelites after wandering around the desert for 40 years. An 11 day journey turned into 40 years because