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[...]
If you follow me on Instagram there's a chance you saw the stories about the genealogies of Jesus. You can find these in Matthew 1 and Luke 3. We all know that we're tempted to just skip over any sort of list of names. But if they were meant for us to skip over, God wouldn't have inspired these men to include this information if it wasn't important and purposeful.[...]
If you've been around the Church and Christians long enough, maybe 10 minutes, you've realized that there is another language there. For most of my life I heard words and just thought I knew what they meant. Using context from stories, past knowledge, and probably my imagination I just rolled with it instead of taking the time to truly learn what these words mean. I'm[...]
Hey Mama. I wish I would have accomplished more of these this year, but grace. Giving myself grace and room to not pile on too many extra things. But now I'm excited to share this with you. The boys and I have enjoyed doing these activities and I pray that they bring some fun into your holiday season and some scripture too! Activities Family Plan // Included in[...]
This devotional was designed to direct you to Jesus throughout the holiday season. Each day contains a short devotional, correlating Scripture, reflection questions, and a prayer. This devotional was designed with the mama in mind as it is just 14 days so you can start it at any time throughout the Christmas season.