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A few Thoughts on Eating to the Glory of God

By On April 30, 2012 · Leave a Comment

Yesterday was cold and rainy. So I decided to make my current favorite soup {recipe here}. And somewhere between adding the tomatoes and chicken broth the verse popped into my head, “So whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God” (1 Cor 10:31).

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When My Arms are not Strong

By On April 18, 2012 · Leave a Comment

“Her arms are strong for her tasks.”

~ Proverbs 31:17

I didn’t want to end my time reading my Bible this morning. It wasn’t for any spiritual reason. I didn’t want to set down my Bible because the thought of what was next overwhelmed me. I was tired from my night of [...]

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Imposing my idea of perfect on the Proverbs 31 Woman

By On April 11, 2012 · 1 Comment

Some times my vision of what life is supposed to look like as a wife and mother gets muddled with the the fifties and I find myself striving to be some kind of spiritualized Martha Stewart. The Proverbs 31 Woman is the ideal woman, right? So I begin imposing my view of what makes a perfect [...]

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When Home is where My Heart Is

By On September 20, 2011 · Leave a Comment

It is so good to take care of our homes and make them a place of welcome, a place of refuge for our families, a place that’s easy to rest and connect with God and one another. Sometimes even changing the color of paint on the walls can help the things happen that we most [...]

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