Hi Friends! It’s a week until Thanksgiving–are you ready? Are you giving thanks today? 📖🌻☕ We read about some customs and traditions in 1 Corinthians 11 this morning, ending with some consideration as to the ordinance of the Lord’s Supper. We continue in memorizing Psalm 103:1-8 and we are writing Proverbs 15:13 for our Contentment…
Quiet Time Corner 11/17/21
Already nearly halfway through this week–does November seem to be flying by to you? 📖🌻☕ Today we are reading in 1 Corinthians 10, and memorizing Psalm 103:1-7. Take heed and be humble. God is faithful to deliver us from temptation. Do all to the glory of God. Our passage for scripture writing on Contentment from…
Quiet Time Corner 11/16/21
Good morning…and here we go! 📖🌻☕ An announcement today about something I’ve got planned for your family for Christmas. Stay tuned for more details. 🎄 This morning we’ll start out reading in 1 Corinthians 9, in Week 29 on our schedule, reading through the New Testament in a Year. We are working toward mastering Psalm…
Delight-Directed Learning-How It Looked For Us
I want to let you peek into how we helped our kids follow their loves in their education. This is a Facebook post from 2016: Michael has been working hard, getting his 1998 GMC up and running. His awesome dad found this dirt cheap and we gave it to him as a fixer upper for…
Quiet Time Corner 11/15/21
A brand new week ahead of us, so let’s begin it well! 📖🌻☕ I give you an announcement about various groups I’ve been populating over at Daily Testify, a brand new Christian social media platform: The Quiet Rest Podcast Group, The Restful Homeschool Group, Type 1 Warriors Group, and “Semicolon” (a group for suicide awareness…
Quiet Time Corner 11/12/21
Yay, it’s Friday! 📖🌻☕ Today we read 1 Corinthians 7 speaking of purity, honor, and God’s purposes in our relationships, and we finish practicing Psalm 103:1-6 together. Our scripture writing is 1 Timothy 6:10. Is money itself “the root of all evil”? “Unadorned Life” is the topic for today’s portion from Streams in the Desert–“perhaps…
Quiet Time Corner 11/11/21
Good morning to you! We’re reading in 1 Corinthians 6 today, and continuing with our Psalm 103 memory verses (1-6). Our scripture writing on Contentment from the Ruffled Mango is Matthew 6:21, and I share what Luther has to say about this verse. Streams in the Desert has some advice regarding “Lawn Care” for us,…
Quiet Time Corner 11/10/21
Good morning and happy Wednesday to you all! 📖🌻☕ This morning we are in 1 Corinthians 5 reading Paul’s letter to the church at Corinth addressing some serious problems. What does it look like to deal with those who say that are a child of God and yet persist in a sinful lifestyle without any…
Always, Only Good: A Journey of Faith Through Mental Illness (Interview with Shelly Garlock Hamilton)
I was blessed and privileged to interview Shelly Hamilton on my podcast and help promote her new book, “Always, Only Good: A Journey of Faith Through Mental Illness”. The title is taken from a song written by their son Jonathan, with lyrics by Pastor Chris Anderson: You are always good, You are only good; You…
Quiet Time Corner 11/9/21
Hello and good morning! Today we are reading in 1 Corinthians 4, being reminded that it is our faithfulness that is required. We may see fruit from our efforts, but we may not. Stay faithful in being an influencer, a catalyst with the time God has given us today.We continue working on Psalm 103:1-6, committing…