A goal for the world, both believers and nonbelievers, would probably be for peace. That beauty pageant cliche answer about world peace isn't just a made up thing, it's something that would be amazing. Wouldn't it? Since we can't really make world peace happen, what about peace in our homes? What about peace in our own hearts and minds? Read: Galatians 5:22-23[...]
The fruit of joy seems easier to describe as happiness. But there are differences between the two. Not an easy to explain difference, especially to kiddos. Joy is a choice and isn't dependent upon circumstances. You can feel joyful even in sad situations because you choose it! Read: Galatians 5:22-23 Context: See Intro Notes: Webster // a feeling of great[...]
Love is a word that we use in a multitude of ways. Seriously, let's take a minute to think about how many things we've said we loved today. Or in the last week. You love your kids, your spouse, the sunrise, mint chocolate chip ice cream, and a million other things. Biblical love is a different type of love than we casually use. There are different words used throughou[...]
The fruit of the spirit scripture is one of my favorites. Especially a favorite to teach to kids! You can even see a little fun, free printable HERE. So for today and the next 9 days, let's dive into this scripture with our kids. Hopefully, there's a few extra mamas and littles diving into this learning. I'm excited for us to learn more. And let's be real...which of us c[...]
There's no lack of characters in the Bible and no matter how you see it, beyond Adam & Eve, they each had a mother. We sometimes struggle when we compare ourselves to people found in scripture. It's hard because we forget that God uses ordinary people for His extraordinary purposes. We think we can't possibly be similar to the moms God uses in the Bible. Spoiler A[...]
**This is MY story. I'm not here to insult anyone's faith. I'm not here to be negative. I'm here to share my story because this is a HUGE part of where I come from and how God is teaching me.** My parents are great, there's no scandal there. My mom was Baptist, my dad Catholic. The area I was raised is majority Catholic. I mean, the town I grew up in had a 2010 census[...]
There's plenty of ways that people see the Bible. Some like a history book, others as individual stories, and some people think it's complete fiction. If you know me, you know I believe it's a big story. ONE story. But in the pages live stories of ordinary people living out amazing things because God is great. Romance is there. In the Bible? Romance? Yes, and because i[...]