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Encouragement for every season of lifeTips for Restorative Decorating
I was privileged to be asked to do a special feature at BTG’s recent Words Matter Conference (audio files here!) earlier this month. I named it “Restorative Decorating” and had fun sharing different ideas for how to infuse your home with life. During the session,...
Fall Trend Alert–5 Minute Immune Boosters
If you leave your house in the fall, you are often bombarded with spiced everything: Pumpkin spiced lattes, spiced eggnog, holiday spiced cookies, spiced tea, five-spice salmon with ginger and brown rice (recipe below), spiced butternut squash soup... etcetera! Are...
Glass-Blowing and God
I sat mesmerized as I watched the glassblower work at the Hadeland Glassverk factory during our visit to Norway. I was surprised by the intensity that I felt as I watched him mold the glass into its intended product. I’ve seen glassblowing before so my thought was...
Shine On: An Adoption Story
Our daughter came to us through tumultuous circumstances. My husband and I had been licensed foster parents for a month when we got the call to take a sweet baby girl, just three months old. She was physically healthy, in an emergency home for the time being, but they...
Human Trafficking in Colleges and Public Schools
I was sitting in my Friday morning college class when my project partner asked me a question about a topic that I assumed most Americans had been educated about by now. My project partner asked me, “How does human trafficking happen, and does it even happen in...
Setting the Thanksgiving Table
Thanksgiving is one of my favorite times of the year! This holiday welcomes the next few months of celebration as we end out one year and begin another. We begin this celebration season with the most important part: being thankful. “Thank you! Everything in me says,...
House Envy
Yesterday, a contractor came to our house to give us an estimate for laying wood flooring. Our carpet is near shot and its due time. As he talked through our options, he began to tell us what improvements we should make to our kitchen too. He suggested granite...
Superwoman I Am Not!
I consider myself to be a healthy mix of Martha Stewart, the Boy Scouts and MacGyver. I am pretty stinkin' organized, am usually pretty well prepared, and I can improvise really well. But then there are times when I show my true human nature. Take this recent example...
The Root of PMS
Right around age 19, I began to have terrible PMS symptoms. About once a month, I would become extremely bloated, gain weight, and experience acne breakouts. I was also very irritable and depressed, felt unable to focus, and though I was always tired I had a hard time...
Why You Should Trust God Now
Earlier this summer, I wrote a post about my difficulties getting pregnant, how I was having a hard time curbing my own impatience and the increasing bitterness I felt at a situation that made me feel helpless and out of control. The positive response I received was...
