After three weeks of vacation, it’s hard to settle back into the ordinary. Dinner doesn’t make itself, and the dishes pile up. Despite all the laundry we did on the road, there were half a dozen loads to do when we arrived home. There are bags and boxes to unpack and routines to re-establish. And…
My Facebook friends list could be divided loosely into three groups: my relatives, my local friends (here and where I grew up), and my blogging friends. The people I’ve met through my blogs have become some of my very closest friends. First it was the community that developed through what is now Kindred Grace, and…
The post ideas come when I can’t write them down. Long drives on curvy roads. Watching little curls bounce in the ocean breeze. Snuggling a little man who asks to be my baby again. I had grand plans of writing thousands of words while we were on vacation. But my fingers didn’t seem to get…
My mom took pictures. We rolled our eyes and we thought it was annoying. We hammed it up with the most ridiculous expressions and posed in ways only we thought were beautiful. And with the click of a shutter, Mom captured the moment for all time. My mom became a Creative Memories consultant when I…
It’s what I feel when he reaches behind the driver’s seat to hold my hand, sitting there behind him. It’s what I know I am when he’s tired and working late and we’re taking care of kids more than each other. It’s what I feel when I walk out of doors and feel the breeze…
We bought it on our honeymoon. The receipt is still in the back of our photo album, along with the rest of our maps and brochures and receipts chronicling that week. (And we think gas is expensive now!) We found it at the Mammoth Hot Springs General Store. Little did we know my sister-in-law would…
When I write, I bare my heart. I set down my thoughts and my feelings, my fears and my failures. The words may appear in black and white but they are written with tears, sweat, and blood. And then, I press publish. With the click of a button I put my heart out there. Many…
If you were to corner me at a blogging conference like Allume and ask about the ins and outs of running a contributor blog like what is now Kindred Grace, I could talk as long as you could listen. I’d probably suggest we settle down with a cup of tea over in the (in)courage lounge,…
My girls are privileged to have lots of Bible storybooks at their disposal. But the illustrations by Natalie Carabetta in Children’s Favorite Bible Stories made it an immediate favorite. Mary was captivated with the page picturing Isaiah’s vision. On our way through the pages to find it again to read it, we had to read…
“I love you to church and back.” “I love you to the bedroom and back.” I Love You to God and Back was an instant favorite in our house, as evidenced by the variations on its title used as statements of affection (with much hilarious laughter) by our girls. And the squeals at the cute…
“Far away, in Skinny Tree Kingdom, Prince Chirpio had always liked being royalty…” So begins the tale of Prince Chirpio, a parable of the parable of the prodigal son. Little Blue was having a bad day. He was sure Daddy Blue must not love him anymore, so he decided to leave the big oak tree…
Blog at Home Mom is not just a book about blogging or motherhood—it’s a book about time and life management. And it’s both honest and affirming at the same time. Christin begins by acknowledging writing as a gift from God, a passion that she can and must use for a purpose. In fact, she goes one…
The End.
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