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  • A Gospel-Centered Easter Booklist

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    “Let’s know how to set an Easter table that’s focused on the cross—that’s focused on Christ—where you can have some meaningful conversation, and you can have an event at your home with your family that marks Easter in an important way.” – Barbara Rainey As you think about setting your tables this Easter season, I…

  • Valentine’s Day Guide 2025

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    A few years ago I received a boxed set of books from Voice of Martys and was surprised to pull out the title, “Valentine: God’s Courageous Evangelist.” Growing up, I had always thought of February 14 as just a fun holiday on the calendar that served as an excuse to break up the long winter…

  • Adding Delight to Your Home This Winter

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    “It was so wonderful to be there, safe at home, sheltered from the winds and the cold. Laura thought that this must be a little like heaven, where the weary are at rest.” Laura Ingalls Wilder | The Long Winter The snow is steadily falling on this January day here in the Midwest. I’m reading…

  • Why Moms Need More Than a Good Devotional

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    Note: Since the original edition of this blog post (2020), there have been excellent devotionals published that have helped to bridge these gaps. My favorite to recommend is Paul Tripp’s Everyday Gospel which takes you through the entirety of Scripture in a year, while offering gospel connections to the passages you have read. I lost…

  • My Bible Reading Plan for 2025 (and why you should make one too)

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     “Mark this well for a new year: your desires, good and bad, are not givens. Now, you may not, in the moment, simply be able to will yourself into some specific delight, or disgust, but you can retrain your palate over time. In fact, with each passing day, you’re either solidifying and deepening your heart…

  • Advent Guide 2024

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    “Yes, the manger signals something about this baby, but it is not simply his poverty. By being placed in the manger, he is revealed as both the rightful son of Adam charged with caring for his creation and also the eternal Son of God who created them and who provides for them. So instead of…

  • Tips for an Intentional Summer

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    We’ve been in the summer mode for a few weeks now since we ended homeschool at the beginning of May, but I’ve been thinking alot about the concept of using my summer wisely. What does it mean to steward what I’ve been given and use this next season intentionally? I wanted to share with you…

  • Easter Guide 2024

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    Top 3 Family Recommendations Who is Jesus? 40 Pictures to Share with Your Family This beautiful book is one your entire family of all ages can learn from and enjoy together. I would recommend reading through it the entire 40 days of Lent. Easter Blocks by the GoodKind “Slow down and reflect during Holy Week…

  • Time

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    “Behold, I am coming soon. Let the evildoer still do evil, and the filthy still be filthy, and the righteous still do right, and the holy still be holy.” Revelation 22:7, 11 Did you know there’s a list of the things that run out at the end of the book of Revelation? For the believer…

  • My Bible Reading Plan for 2024 (and why you should make one too)

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    As we wrap up a month of Christmas traditions and Advent studies, I think many people enter a new year already feeling tired. We did all the gift buying and holiday planning, all the food prep and family traditions, all the decorations and outings. Lots of us have probably already packed away the tree and…