I think most of us know what it means to be intentional. But we struggle with making that a reality for our lives. The day to day living is consuming. It’s easy to derail if our attention is myopically focused only on the here and now because we lose sight of the big picture. So […]
Integrated Living
Please Help! Plus My Most Favorite Crock Pot Dish!
In a shameless plea for help, I wanted to ask you for your most favorite crock pot dishes. I’m in the process of revising my 6 week meal rotation and I need to up the ante with crockpot dishes and bean dishes. My problem: the last 10 or so recipes we’ve tried have all failed […]
Prayer Bowls: Intentionally filling up with God’s Presence!
“Mommy, can I pick out a card?” I nod my assent and the boys dive into our Prayer Bowl to each select a person, a need to lift up… Over the last several weeks as a need has arisen – someone is sick, needs a job, a friend has a baby, we hear news of a […]
Intentional Living Means Setting Goals…
I still remember those first moments holding my oldest son. Awe mingled with wonder and just a little bit of panic. I knew right then and there that I wanted to be intentional with how I raised him and any future children that came alone. But where do you even start? God was quick to […]
New Traditions: A Family Birthday Party
Birth stories are a big deal over here. As each of our children celebrate a birthday, there is always a sweet moment where they snuggle close and want to hear about the excitement and adventure surrounding their birth. They never tire of hearing about our anticipation of their arrival and the aspects that make their […]
More Inspiration for this Adventure of Faith
Completely fearless, absurdly happy and in constant trouble. Sounds like a recipe for adventure to me, doesn’t it? It always does in the theoretical sense although when you are walking through a season of ‘trouble’ it certainly may not feel like that… Nevertheless, it is this kind of adventure that I want my boys to […]