Being Real: Interrupter + Salt & Light #36
I’m a southern girl, from two large families where people have a lot to say, all in loud voices and if you want to get a word in edgewise sometimes you kinda have to interrupt each other. Yet, for the most part no one gets upset, because we all do it. I never really thought […]
Peaceful Parenting Requires Training
Parenting doesn’t seem to be a peaceful process, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t something that we long to have. Just like all good things peaceful parenting takes planning and hard work before we see some fruit for our labor. Some days we feel like we’re not getting ahead and that it doesn’t matter how […]
New Series: Building a Strong Mother-Son Relationship & New Weekly Link Up Announcement
This year God laid on my heart the importance of building a strong mother-son relationship and I spent this summer working on this very thing. I came to realize through God’s direction and His speaking to my heart that while my son needs a dad to teach him certain things, that doesn’t mean that I […]
The Story of Esther: Beloved By All
The story is beginning to unfold. The story of a Jewish girl from long ago. A story that remains loved over the space of time. A story that still inspires women today to be courageous. Esther’s beautiful story had a sorrowful beginning, her parents were dead. She was raised by her Uncle Mordecai who dearly […]
You Are {to be} Yielded
What does it mean to be yielded? Do we merely stop and look before we proceed full speed ahead? How does a Christian live a yielded life in Christ? Webster defines yielded as; Produced; afforded; conceded; allowed; resigned; surrendered. Did you see the last word? Surrendered. As Christians we can live yielded because it simply means […]
Being Real: Stubborn + Salt & Light #35
Being stubborn is not always a bad thing, but if you’re unable to control when you apply it, then you’re sure to run into trouble. There have been times when I’ve met with extreme difficulty because I dug my heels in and refused to listen to reason. At times in my life my stubbornness has […]
My Favorite Book of the Bible
Last week I announced that Good Morning Girls had a new Bible study starting this month! I’m super excited for a few reasons… I LOVE studying the Bible in depth I LOVE Good Morning Girls I LOVE the Good Morning Girls Team I LOVE the book we’re starting with (Seriously! It’s my favorite book of […]
Longing for Peaceful Parenting?
Every parent I know longs for peaceful parenting. An end to the struggles, the attitudes, the disobedience. We just want to have peace in our homes and parenting to peaceful. Yet, the reality is that we don’t have peaceful beginnings most of the time. So, instead of peaceful parenting, we end up with frustration. How […]
Back to Homeschooling: Prospering
The keys to a prospering homeschool journey is fun and flexibility. At times these will be difficult based on a difficult subject, a bad attitude, lack of sleep, etc. It is in these moments that we must learn to be flexible. If you’re tired because the baby was up all night, ensure you take a […]
A Love that is Beautifully Messy
Since moving here to Beautiful Ashes, I haven’t written about love or my marriage very much. If you followed my first blog you’ll know it was started as a marriage blog. My desire was to encourage women to be the help meets that God created them to be. While that is still a passion of […]