Notes From My Journal

Choosing Which Hills to Die On

By Contributing Writer, Molly Evert This week’s posts have touched on some hot button issues including higher education, vocation, and living “off the grid.” Unfortunately, there are no debate-ending proof texts on any of these issues that clearly tell us which choices are “the biblical ones.” In her post about college yesterday Natalie went after […]

Potty Training: Mom of Nine Tells All

By Natalie, Editress of Visionary Womanhood Potty Training: A Necessary Evil I’ve been potty training for 16 years now (well, not me—but, you know—my kids) and have succeeded, during that time, in potty training four girls and three boys so far. I won’t tell you how much poop and pee I’ve cleaned up from walls, […]

Help! Pregnancy is Making My Body Fall Apart!

By Natalie, Editress of Visionary Womanhood I received the following e-mail recently: My husband and I are in the long slow process of changing our thinking about family size.  We are currently expecting our fifth little treasure, and we are so grateful, and excited.  And a little scared sometimes, too, haha.  :)  Our oldest is […]

Waffling On What To Do About Christmas

By Contributing Writer, Marcia Wilwerding The Waffling Begins I suppose this post is as much to do with where our family is now in regard to what to do about Christmas as it is about telling you what to do if your family is still waffling on the subject. While some people have never once […]

10 Lessons from the Life of Mary

Every Christmas season I look forward to reading the account of the birth of Christ in Luke together as a family on Christmas morning. I’m amazed at Mary’s faith. What must have gone through her mind when Gabriel approached her? How did she process the news that she and Joseph were to raise the Son of God? What depths of sorrow did she endure while watching her Son die a horrific death on a cross? There are many lessons we can learn from her life, but I want to share just ten today.

When Christmas Morning is a Disappointment

By Contributing Writer, Bambi Moore Maybe some of you have played out this same scenario in your own living room on Christmas morning: The family gathers around an enormous stack of gifts. Little Billy opens up two gifts and his eyes are as big as saucers. “WOW!! Thank you!! Is that really for me??!!” He’s […]

25 Favorite Christmas Gift Ideas

I asked our contributors to share their favorite Christmas gift ideas with our readers.  Here is what they came up with! From Ann Dunagan of Harvest Ministry: 1. If your family desires to give a gift to needy orphan children, Harvest Ministry is raising money to supply pillows for the Guma Na Yesu Children’s Center […]

12 Steps to an Organized Home {After the Holidays}

image credit By Contributing Writer, Brandy Ferguson Clear the trash. If you’re anything like us, it takes a bit of effort to sort through the gifts, receipts, boxes, bows, and all the trash from gift wrapping, bags, on and on. Put away new stuff. As simple as it sounds, putting away new things is something […]