Full of Joy

I would like to introduce you to my dear friend and very first guest blogger, Lisa Beavers. Lisa and I grew up in the same church community in Northeastern PA, but it took us moving out to Minneapolis in our twenties, and becoming roommates to realize we were kindred spirits. Both us of married guys in full-time ministry, and we each had our two kids just months apart from each other. Thank you Lisa for sacrificing your valuable time, and stretching your Mama mind to share these honest and vulnerable thoughts with us. Jesus' blessings all over you! I love you dearly! Not only was Lisa one of my bridesmaids, but she also played the piano and sang during our wedding! It was beautiful!   Hello readers of Abigail's blog! First I want to say that it is a true honor to be invited as a guest blogger here. This is a place where honesty is found and truth and Jesus are sought after. One of the things I admire most about Abigail is her courage to be honest about ...

Thank you Jesus.

This guy right here is pretty amazing. Recently he did some behind the scenes work on the blog. You can now sign up for email notifications when something new is posted in a much easier way! (See "Follow By Email", top right.) Chuck also added convenient ways to Tweet, Pin, post, or share any posts on social media (see the bottom of each post). He shows me love in such techy ways. I'm so thankful for him. He still makes my heart go aflutter. Tomorrow we are supposed to close on our house. This will be our third attempt, so I'm not exactly confident it will happen. We have our moving truck reserved for Saturday, and several friends coming to help. This should probably mean I am spending my kids-are-actually-napping-hours packing. Nah. I'd rather sit here and watch Ellen while blogging! So many things about her show make me laugh out loud when I'm all by myself! Her new segment, "Mood Booster" is the best! I am also quite fond of the pictures she ...

There is no greater name than Jesus! He is healer. He is loving. He is King! Just a few of the words this beautiful book uses to honor our glorious Savior. Recently I've been wondering if I reflect the love of Jesus to my children. Chuck and I are responsible to tell our babes about the One True God, and we deeply desire for them to know Him personally. I couldn't wait to show Jase (who just turned two) this board book. I had planned on sitting down and presenting it to him as a big surprise, but alas he saw it on the table and snatched it right up. He wanted to "read" it himself, and sat entertained by it for several minutes. For my always on the go toddler, I consider that a real victory! You can find your own copy here: Little Words Matter: Jesus Mesmerized!   Little Sis wanted in on the action, too!