Now You’re Speaking My {Love} Language

Now You’re Speaking My {Love} Language

[This was originally posted at (in)courage, but seemed appropriate for Valentine’s Day. Visit (in)courage today where we’re giving away 50 copies of The Five Love Languages!] Understanding the love languages of your spouse and family can play a huge factor...
Following My Bliss

Following My Bliss

I love BlissDom, where blogging moms feel like rock stars for four days. In an everyday life filled with cooking, cleaning, laundry, and homeschooling, it’s a fun and welcome change of routine. (Thanks Alli and Barbara!) One of my boys—my oldest child at...
(in)courage Bloom Book Club: One Thousand Gifts (I think you’ll really want to be a part of this)

(in)courage Bloom Book Club: One Thousand Gifts (I think you’ll really want to be a part of this)

The (in)courage Bloom Book Club kicks off this Sunday with the first vlog (video blog) discussion for chapter 1 of Ann Voskamp’s One Thousand Gifts: A Dare to Live Fully Right Where You Are. I have my own copy and handed out three more to girlfriends last week....
BlissDom-Only Giveaway from DaySpring

BlissDom-Only Giveaway from DaySpring

Although it wasn’t my original intention to start a tradition of holding BlissDom-only giveaways—prizes delivered in person at the event—it’s been way too much fun to stop now (2009 & 2010 links). DaySpring is sponsoring me this year, and we’re...
31 Days of Encouragement: Hanging with the Right Crowd {Day 17}, a linky party on Thursday, and a new book club at (in)courage

31 Days of Encouragement: Hanging with the Right Crowd {Day 17}, a linky party on Thursday, and a new book club at (in)courage

Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners. ~1 Corinthians 15:33 This verse is relevant to all of us, but especially to parents. Even if your children are strong in their faith, don’t take chances or trust luck when guarding their hearts or...
31 Days of Encouragement: Bearing One Another’s Burdens {Day 5}

31 Days of Encouragement: Bearing One Another’s Burdens {Day 5}

[Do you need community in your life? Read my family’s story today at (in)courage about Building Community in an Unexpected Place!] Bear ye one another’s burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ. ~Galatians 6:2 The Lord tells us that when we serve one...

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