How long do you think you have to do what God has called you to? I took a rest from sharing on social media this past June and into July. It was a very much needed rest because the previous months were very active and busy, and then homeschooling was unexpectedly stressful. One of the …
Living a Fruitful Life, Part 2
Living a Fruitful Life – that is the abundant life we’re promised through faith in Jesus Christ. Through His indwelling Spirit, we grow to become more like Him and that is evident in the fruitful life we lead. But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. If …
Living a Fruitful Life, Part 1
As followers of Jesus Christ, we are called to an abundant and fruitful life. What does it mean to lead a fruitful life and how is that accomplished? Over the last couple months, I’ve studied the fruit of the Spirit, as detailed in Galatians 5, using the devotional kit from Illustrated Faith for the month …
The Proverbs 31 Woman
It’s time for another recap of my journaling through Illustrated Faith’s monthly devotional, this time for the month of April, which was called Proverbs 31. In a previous post, I shared my reflections from March’s devotional – Joyful Obedience. These recaps are a collection of the same reflections that I share on Instagram, but sometimes …
Joyful Obedience
Here is a recap of my journaling through Illustrated Faith’s devotional for the month of March called Joyful Obedience. It’s been a while since I shared a monthly faith journaling recap! These recaps are a collection of the same reflections that I share on Instagram, but sometimes with a bit more detail. Last time, I …
The Joy in Restoration
We had our house repainted, along with minor repairs, recently and I couldn’t help but think about the work of restoration that our God is doing and the resulting joy. The joy in getting started (beginning) When we first moved in, three years ago, we did some minor repairs ourselves to fix holes in the …