Before You Give up on Hospitality
I stink at hostessing. It is not my gift. This has been clear to me for a long time because…
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I stink at hostessing. It is not my gift. This has been clear to me for a long time because…
Continue ReadingIt happened again the other day. I was reading through an article about a child who had experienced abuse and…
Continue Reading"As long as my husband finds me attractive, that's all I care about." This seems to be the mantra we…
Continue ReadingWhen I was little I used to run around with a pillow under my shirt, pretending to be pregnant while…
Continue ReadingIn my family, foster care is normal. My kids have grown up in a home where caseworkers are their friends,…
Continue ReadingA couple weeks ago I listened to a sermon about Ruth. As part of the backstory the pastor talked about…
Continue ReadingWe got a letter from our pastor about something new our church leadership is trying for Christmas this year. There…
Continue ReadingThe first children who depended on me to care for them were teenage boys. As a housemom to 6 boys…
Continue ReadingA friend from college unexpectedly lost her four year-old son in a heartbreaking accident. A close friend was recently diagnosed…
Continue ReadingMiscarriages are cruel. They steal your hopes and dash your dreams. They silence you with shame and regret. They make…
Continue ReadingThis summer our local movie theatre had a morning movie series for kids. I took a couple of my kids…
Continue ReadingI love a good list. I love how they distill information into quick, bite-sized pieces I can easily digest. But…
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