“This one thing I do, forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward” (Philippians 3:13-14). Have you ever noticed how the bright spring sunshine streaming in the window brings to…
What do you think of when you think of summer? Family trips? A break from school? Trips to the pool? Hopefully it is something fun, and what a blessing if those thoughts include activities you did with your family. As moms, I think we do…
“O God, we have heard with our ears, our fathers have told us the work that you did in their days, in the days of old” (Psalm 44:1) Children love stories. Everyone loves stories. I suspect this is why Jesus chose to wrap many of his important lessons in…
Misty’s heart must be connected to God’s lips because this topic has been on my heart. I’ll be honest. My prayer life sucks. I do it, when I can fit it in. I have the full intention of doing it regularly, only for the day to be over, and I…
Marissa’s great post on a mama’s number one tool has been relocated to Marriage Motherhood and Missions, our new contributor blog. We hope you’ll be blessed when you stop by to read this post. Prayer. Mamas, this is a tool that you need to use daily. From the…
This year I’ve felt the Lord asking me to spend more time building a relationship with Him, through prayer. Often I find myself praying only during devotions, while cleaning and at my kiddos bedtime. As I’ve been striving to grow my prayer life, I’ve come to realize that all my…
As a work-at-home mom in the ministry, I find that my prayer life often becomes reduced to a list of bullet points. Have you ever been there? You get up early so you can squeak in a half-hour with the Lord before the those little bodies with hurricane-like energy…
So, there is a story in the annals of the Barefoot Hippie Girl about the occasion I made brownies without eggs. (Which should be differentiated from the time I made brownies without sugar. Brownies and I didn’t have a good relationship for a while there.) These brownies were a nice,…
We’ve probably all had times in our lives when someone has shared a situation or asked for prayer and we’ve said, “I’ll be praying for you!” We had good intentions but life got in the way and we never did remember to pray. A lot of times, I’ll be…
I declared this year, the Year of Lean. Our Year of Lean includes losing weight, purging the house, cleaning the rooms and garage, purging our debt, and purging our mental strongholds. Of course, that doesn’t mean that my family agreed. At the tail end of last year, we started monthly…