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July’s Desktop Calendar—and a Job Offer!
Our beautiful daylilies have fewer blooms than in years past. The tree above has grown wide and full and just a few peek out from under its shade. I photographed them just in time! Later that day and early the next two of my kids picked most of them to put in bouquets...
Dripping from the Cross: A Sunday Hymn
I haven't posted a Sunday Hymn in quite some time, but after spending the last few days at our annual singing school in Jasper, AL, they're on my mind. My kids love "Dripping from the Cross," a hymn by L.B. Leister (1885-1968), and our 17-year-old daughter has led it...
Movies, Music, and More: June 2017
Do you read reviews before you lay down your entertainment dollars? Do you like reviews from real people, not just critics? I do! A couple of years ago I wrote an entertainment themed post and it was so much fun. My husband and I are heavy on date nights—either on the...
Some Thoughts on Friendship on Best Friends Day
Usually when I talk about friendship I think of my girlfriends, and I've got some good ones. But during this extended period of unemployment (Bryan was laid off 9 weeks ago) I've come to a deeper appreciation of the friend who shares my home and my life: my husband....
What Parenthood Can do for Your Walk with God
One of the most important things I would tell a new or soon-to-be parent—or any parent—is that you need a healthy relationship with God. Sometimes parenting will bring your to your knees in despair and at others in prayer. But do not be mistaken: it will bring your to...
A Sweet Southern Magnolia for Your June Desktop
Between feeling sick this week, the continued job hunt for my husband, and a big project I'm working on, I forgot Wednesday, May 31, was my 11th blog anniversary until I saw it in the On This Day feature on Facebook. Happy birthday, My Home Sweet Home! Do you ever...
Win One of Three Prize Packages from DaySpring!
The Heart of Marriage is now in stock at DaySpring, just in time for spring and summer wedding and anniversary gifts and your vacation reading list! To celebrate, they're running a giveaway on their Facebook page for the following three items: We Still Do wooden...
Tropical Flowers for Your May Desktop!
Let's celebrate spring with tropical flowers! (And yes, I added that painted effect again—love it!) So, I've got a question for you: Do you like the heat of summer or just tolerate it? Or do you live in a not-too-hot climate? I'm a southerner through and through, but...
The Heart of Marriage today at (in)courage
We attend our first wedding of 2017 next weekend as spring and summer wedding season begins again. It thrilled me recently to give the bride a copy of my new book, The Heart of Marriage: Stories that Celebrate the Adventure of Life Together. Read an excerpt from the...
An Update on Us
I had a moment this weekend when I worried that I'm not worried. We used to joke that my grandmother and great aunts were professional worriers; it's part of our human nature. But although these were good and godly women, the Bible contains verse after verse that tell...
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