Our families are often our number one life callings, especially in seasons when our kids are at home. Loving them well is a priority. (excerpt from Abide: Self-Care for the Busy Mom) The most well-known and direct verses on caring for the home come from Titus 2:3-5, “Older women likewise are to be reverent…
I’ve created a daily planner printable you’ll want to use along with our #abidein2017 series and book! And here’s my favorite part: Focus on Fifteen I believe there are fifteen minutes in your day that are the most important. They break down to three, five-minute segments. For me it includes when I take my…
I’ve gotten the question from a few people, “Is Abide just for special-needs moms?” The quick answer is no. I wrote it as a special-needs mom, but not for special-needs moms only. There are lessons I’ve learned from being James’s (and David’s) mom that I think apply to every one. For example, in the…
2016 was a year we won’t soon forget! Here are some of the highlights and lessons learned. I started a new job with Key Ministry at the very end of 2015, so this was my first full year working for them. We brought over the writing team from Not Alone and we saw lots of growth…
I don’t want to go into 2017 with the same negative thought patterns I’ve struggled with in years past. Colossians chapter 3 talks about taking off the old self and putting on the new self. “In these you too once walked, when you were living in them. But now you must put them all…
Abide: Self-Care for the Busy Mom releases in a few weeks, but I need your help! Over a year ago, we moved from Pennsylvania to Texas and I found myself in a season of exhaustion. I was juggling meeting the needs of my eight-year-old son with autism, homeschooling my ten-year-old son with dyslexia, opening our…
