Courage is Not…
Courage is not always fighting a bear It is often just kneeling down in prayer. Courage is not having the strength to move on It is moving on, when your strength is long gone. Courage is not a sudden act…
Bored and Busy Mama
Sweet and Simple Things of Life
Bored and Busy Mama
Sweet and Simple Things of Life
A Good Old Scottish Christmas
A walk down memory lane with Mrs. Dorothy Mackay as she shares her stories of celebrating Christmas as a child in Scotland, during Word War 2.
Filled with exciting details and amusing anecdotes, this article makes me nostalgic as I fondly remember sitting with her as a 10 year old listening to her captivating stories. I'm sure you will also be transported to the Scotland of old as you begin reading. So get yourself a cup of coffee, find a comfy chair and get started! :)
A Christ-Centered Christmas
The world does its best to get Christ out of Christmas. ‘Happy Holidays’ has replaced ‘Happy Christmas’. The spotlight is on Santa, not on Jesus Christ. We hear more about Black Friday sales and Cyber Monday discounts, than about the…
Why Worry When You Can Pray
(If you are struggling with severe anxiety, that is affecting how you live your life, please seek help. In my post today I am only addressing the general worries of life that are faced by everyone.) I am a worrier.…
Unexpected Motherhood
Motherhood found me when I least expected it. I was six months into marriage to an adventurous psychiatrist and we had just moved into a bungalow amidst tea plantations in rural south Asia. Adoption had been in each of our…
I Blinked…
To my firstborn on her 7th birthday… Dear Sophia, I remember the day I found out I was having youI pinched myself to make sure it was trueThe excitement and joy grew month by monthBut the morning sickness wasn’t much…
Pain and Purpose: My Journey to Motherhood
According to statistics, one out of every four women experiences a miscarriage during the course of her childbearing years. By this, we understand that miscarriage is a highly common phenomena and it is possible that there are women all around…
Morning Reflections
We are big proponents of family traditions. I grew up in a family where we did things together; and my husband and I always knew that when we had kids, we wanted to create our own fun family traditions. We…
Family Traditions
I love family traditions. They are those things we don’t have to do, but we choose to do them as a family unit and we choose to keep doing them over the years. Built over time and uniquely ours, they…
Our Favorite Way to Memorize Scripture
“And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and…