7 Things the Coronavirus Hasn’t Changed Life as we knew it has completely changed in the span of 5 weeks. So many things are different: seeing friends and family with 6 feet of distance, going to the grocery store gloved and masked, going to the doctor’s office for a checkup and having to wait out …
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The Goods (April 21st)
When Kids Won’t Bow to Your Idols This article was so convicting that I don’t even want to comment on it. (Can anyone relate?) But I will say, I’m getting ready to potty-train my twins this weekend and yesterday my friends were talking about how well potty-training is going for them. I immediately began to …
The Goods (April 16th)
Help for Quarantined Marriages When you took your spouse “for better or for worse”, I’m sure you didn’t imagine that including “in social freedom or isolation.” Yet, here we are. Both spouses working from home, in tight quarters, with no social outlets available, and anxieties running high. A little bit of conflict is to be …
The Goods (April 14th)
Christianity Has the Resources for Grittiness During Pandemic My husband and I have had many conversations recently about what it looks like to live unselfishly and model Christ’s love during this pandemic. As we ourselves and our friends begin to tire of staying in our homes, we’ve had to remind ourselves that we are choosing …
The Goods (April 9th)
The Final Walk: How Harry Potter Helps Me Understand Jesus’ Love As we approach Good Friday, I had to share this article comparing Harry Potter’s last walk to Jesus’ sacrifice on the cross–spoiler alert, Jesus’ sacrifice accomplished so much more. But I’m a big Harry Potter fan and I thought the author did a great …
The Ultimate Primer for Parenting during a Pandemic (April 7th)
Safe Under His Wings I rarely think of the Lord in terms of a fierce mother who would go to any lengths to protect her young. But the Lord has been stretching my view of Him over the last several weeks. One way in particular is by allowing me to see how He is depicted …
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Safe Under His Wings
As a mom, I would do anything to protect my children. There’s no question that I would willing lay down my life to protect theirs if it was required. However, I rarely think of the Lord in terms of a fierce mother who would go to any lengths to protect her young. It’s much more …
The Goods (April 2nd)
Loose Lips Sink Families Words are so powerful. As women we can tear down the men in our lives or we can build them up. We can choose life or we can choose death with our tongues. We can encourage or we can destroy. I struggle with my words. I am so prone to be …
The Goods (March 31st)
Everything’s Canceled! Dealing with Disappointment in Pandemic Before the Coronavirus really hit the United States, I remember looking at my Twitter feed and laughing that #canceleverything was trending. But a week later, when everything was truly being canceled, I was no longer laughing. In fact, I was disappointed. I was disappointed for my friend who …
The Goods (March 26th)
The Fear-Driven Life Fear is everywhere right now. In some places it’s so thick you can almost taste it–it’s palpable. I see fear on the news, I see it at the supermarket, I hear about it in hospitals. But isn’t it incredible that God knowing how prone we would be to fear specifically instructed us …
Gabby Mandeville 