One thing that amazes me, the longer I live as a Christ-follower, is the unpredictable way of humans as they interact with Jesus. Some who appear to start out burning bright for Jesus– fall away and disassociate themselves from Him and His people. Some who seem weak and needy persevere and the light of their light grows…
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I Went on a Personal Retreat! Here’s What I Prioritized.
Recently I was able to get away for a glorious (and gloriously quiet!!) week alone. [If you don’t know, I have 9 children, ages 19 down to 2 years old, and I’ve been a stay-home, homeschooling mom for the duration of those years.] For most of my life, getting away like this has been an impossibility,…
When Your Faith Is Shaken by Spiritual Abuse
When you experience pain inflicted upon you by those claiming the name of Christ, especially by those in leadership in a Christian community, ministry organization, or church, it can turn everything topsy-turvy. What is true? What is right? Did that really happen? Am I losing my mind? Who can I trust? Can I ever trust…
13 Life-Preserving Ideas for Recovering From Spiritual Abuse
First: If you are suffering under spiritual abuse, or have recently left a spiritually abusive situation, I want to encourage you– not minimize or question what you experienced. For the purposes of this article, spiritual abuse is defined (by Got Questions) as: To “abuse” is to use something or someone to bad effect or for…
Rocking Out to the Limbo-Land Jukebox
As our winding story nears yet another “bend,” our necks are craned, but we can’t (YET) see which direction the river flows from here. Within a week, we are scheduled to hear back from the “committee” whose decision will either send our boat down one leg of the river: running a family business each summer in Colorado…
I Can’t See Downriver
One of the last things our son wanted to do as a family, before leaving for bootcamp, was watch Master and Commander. I’m not generally a fan of Russell Crowe, but that movie is phenomenal. Many times over, it’s clear: it’s not human cunning, nor the battle plan, but providence, that guides one’s path along…
The Constancy of Change in Motherhood
“No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it’s not the same river and he’s not the same man.” — Heraclitus of Ephesus Year by year, changes come. And not merely in fashion, home decor, vehicle design, or celebrity culture. The very common fact of change touches the most simple and central things…
I’m Currently “Writing” By Vlogging
Readers, I want to invite you to come check out my YouTube channel. Right now, I’m releasing 4 episodes a week. Here’s today’s video, ONE DAY IN THE LIFE OF A LARGE FAMILY MOM (from start to finish): And last week, a vlog about a decision our oldest son is making: These videos chronicle life…
FIVE VLOG Episodes: Check ‘Em Out!
So, if you haven’t heard yet, I’ve started a new vlog. We got kunekune piglets, and then had baby chicks, and we’ve got toddlers-preteens-roosters-chores-birthdays-almostadultkids… and more. And I want to get better at video editing, so I decided to dive right into this whole vlogging thing. Here are the first FIVE episodes: EPISODE ONE: An…
I Started VLOGGING!! // Quick Update
Hey everyone, Life has been crazy. We moved into a different house here on the camp where my husband works, AND we have two hens that went broody & one of them has hatched eggs, AND we bought 4 kunekune (small, grass-eating, friendly) pigs. But amidst the crazy-wonderful-craziness, I realized that I have this…