I finished up my year-in-the-Psalms  book in May. It was a bittersweet ending. Sweet, because I've  rarely summoned up the discipline to...

Joy O Christ, All Thy ways of mercy tend to and end in my delight. Thou didst weep, sorrow, suffer that I might rejoice. ...

Our modern culture is obsessed with physical appearance. Ads, commercials, films -- it's difficult to escape the tidal wave of "bea...

As a lover of history and literature, I have often longed for days gone by. I've dreamed of a time when things seemed simpler, better...

My sweet mother gave me a copy of Large Family Logistics: The Art and Science of Managing the Large Family for my birthday -- at my reques...

As soon as Little Man goes down for another nap, I'm looking forward to curling up with a cup of Stash organic chai and Through...

Recently I've found myself struggling with the issue of identity. And yes, the title of this post is definitely overkill, since I'm...

As I transitioned into motherhood, there were a lot of things that I didn't expect -- blessings that left me speechless with gratitude....

"No unwelcome tasks become any the less unwelcome by putting them off till tomorrow. It is only when they are behind us and done, that ...

"He that loveth silver , shall not be satisfied with silver , and he that loveth riches , shall be without the fruit thereof: this a...

The third chapter of Ecclesiastes is perhaps one of my favorite chapters in the Bible: "To all things there is an appointed time, and...

"The renewed man acts upon new principles, by new rules, with new ends, and in new company. The believer is created anew; his heart is...

About a month ago, the sweet ladies in our church hosted a bridal tea for me -- what a memorable, special day! I'm trying to savor thes...

Hannah over at Cultivating Home has written a wonderful post about "stuff." How is it that even in the Christian community, I...

I have only entered a few giveaways in my life, and when I do I never expect to win. I'm the type who considers how unlikely it is that...

I discovered this quotation today, and found it both refreshing and challenging. Its eloquence reminds me of poetry, and it certainly has t...

"I will greatly rejoice in the Lord, and my soul shall be joyful in my God: for He hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, a...

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