By Christine Bailey
“Some people, in order to discover God, read books. But there is a great book: the very appearance of created things. Look above you! Look below you! Read it. God, whom you want to discover, never wrote that book with ink. Instead, He set before your eyes the things that He has made. Can you […]
By Jessica Wolstenholm
Taking care of an infant presents some very unique challenges. There is something about having to meet the needs of a crying baby at all hours of the day and night that sands down your stamina. Add in a toddler with a propensity for whining and exercising her autonomy and a kindergartner who acts like […]
By Christine Bailey
Just when we were really embracing winter, spring seems to have come early this year. Bradford Pear trees budding at the end of February in Tennessee? Unheard of! Yet, there’s no stopping those buds from bravely pushing their heads through the wet soil, and before March 20th even arrives, spring has taken our hands and […]
By Jessica Wolstenholm
Spring is in the air and along with it comes the promise of longer days. For some parents it is a challenge to keep their children engaged in daylight activities once the cozy early winter nights disappear. For other parents their main challenge is getting their little ones to sleep even though it is still […]
By Jessica Wolstenholm
We have a calendar that hangs on our kitchen wall, and as a type-A, extroverted personality – I pride myself on a full and overflowing schedule. Or at least I did, until I realized how unhealthy that can be for my family. I took a step back from the calendar overload and spent some time […]
By Christine Bailey
After living in three different homes in less than a year-and-a-half, our family is finally putting down roots. At the end of 2015, we dismantled our lives of over a decade in urban Dallas and decided to move to middle Tennessee (just south of Nashville) where I had previously lived in college and as a […]
By Minno
One day, a friend and I were discussing the importance of having a time with the Lord each morning. My husband interjected an interesting comment, “God took Heidi to the point that she had to have a quiet time to make it through the day.” As I thought about his observation, I realized he […]
By Jessica Wolstenholm
My brother and I volunteered to be on the “work crew” for the 6th grade retreat at our church this year. We set up inflatable games, delivered snacks and generally held back a couple hundred crazy 6th graders from the doors when it was lunch time. It’s been along time since I’ve hung out with […]
By Jessica Wolstenholm
There’s no way around it: Raising kids is a lot of work. There’s a lot of truth in the African Proverb: “It takes a village to raise a child.” Sure, we are all responsible to raise our own kids well, but I often think: Where would we be without all of the amazing people in […]
By Jessica Wolstenholm
My two girls and I were walking out of the craft store, arms full of bags carrying all sorts of red and pink goodies to make gifts and cards and to decorate boxes, when another customer spoke to us. She asked if I was from a nearby small town (I am) and if my name […]