Be strong and of good courage, and do it: fear not, nor be dismayed: for the Lord God, even my God, will be with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee, until thou hast finished all the work for the service of the house of the Lord.

1 Chronicles 28:20

My Favorite Bible Study Methods

Discover new Bible study methods

*This post contains affiliate links, if you’d like more information please see my disclosure policy.* Over the years I’ve studied the Bible using many different methods. Some of them I liked and others I didn’t like at all. Bible study methods abound and the style varies just as much as personalities do, they are not […]

Being Real: Praying for Joy and Salt & Light Link Up #42

Praying for joy is key to cultivating it in myself, my family and my home!

When life gets busy and I get stressed often, joy is not evident in my life. It isn’t because I don’t have access to joy, it’s because I’m not focused on the Lord. Over the last two weeks I’ve focused on having peace and gentleness in myself, my family and my home. This week as […]

Mother-Son Relationship: Daily Chat Time & Family Fun Friday Link Up

Taking time to chat daily with our sons can truly strengthen our mother-son relationship.

One of the greatest girls we can give our children is our full attention…when we’re really listening. As parents we don’t want our kids to keep secrets from us or to feel like they can’t tell us anything. Yet, do we really understand what we’re saying when we tell them not to hide things from […]

God’s Amazing Grace

This last week we’ve looked into the life of Abram, Sarai and Lot through chapters 12-18 of Genesis. It’s amazing to me that through it all that God’s amazing grace is so clearly evident in each of the different situations. Through deceit and lies, family fighting and more, we see God’s grace given time and […]

Tips to Faithfully Study the Bible

Taking time to study the Bible faithfully requires commitment.

Once you’ve taken the steps to establish a Bible study routine, now you must strive to be faithful. Setting up a schedule or routine for your Bible study is often the easy part. When life gets going and days are full is when being faithful can become challenging. This is when being intentional with our […]

Being Real: Praying for Gentleness + Salt & Light Link Up #41

How do you develop gentleness in yourself?

Last week I spent time praying for and focusing on cultivating peace in myself, my family and my home as part of the “Making Your Home a Haven” challenge. This week I’ll be in praying for gentleness in myself, my family and my home. My tones and words are not typically of a gentle nature […]

Obedience Brings Forth a Covenant

Noah's obedience brought forth a covenant from God.

Over the last week with Good Morning Girls, we’ve been reading through and studying chapters 6-11 of Genesis. I have absolutely loved going back to the beginning and reading God’s word from when time began. Many of the stories in Genesis we tend to just breeze over because we’ve heard or read them before. By […]

Establishing a Bible Study Routine

A mom’s day changes often, sometimes no two days in a week are even remotely the same. However in order to best care for our faith, family and home, we need to have some sort of routine. Just as our housekeeping and schooling requires routine, we need a Bible study routine as well. Establishing a […]

Being Real: Praying for Peace + Salt & Light #40

This week I'm praying for peace in my home.

Starting today throughout the month of October, I’m joining Courtney from Women Living Well on her, “Making Your Home a Haven” challenge. Every Monday this month I will be sharing what I’m praying for my home and ways that I’m striving to cultivate it in myself, my family and my home. Today I’m lighting a […]

Mother-Son Relationship: Daily Prayer Time

Daily prayer time is important not just for mothers, but for the mother-son relationship!

As a mother it is important to pray for our children, but I believe that it is equally important to take time to pray WITH our children. Our children not only need to know that we pray FOR them, about their futures and their current struggles, but they need to HEAR us pray and they […]