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Recently I had a friend ask me what I thought about the statement,
“Every mother’s middle name is guilt.”
I considered it for a couple of days – even mentioned it to a couple of women and was interested in their responses. “Oh, boy, isn’t that the truth!” was pretty much what I heard from others.
Continue reading “Every Mother’s Middle Name is Guilt”On these beautiful spring days, I’m always thinking of grilling out. Who doesn’t love a good ol’ hamburger cooked on the grill? This recipe is made with turkey meat and has lots of yummy stuff added to give it super great flavor! Combined with the burgers is a yogurt sauce that adds just enough kick to make you lick your fingers and smack your lips!!!
Ready? Here it is:
We make plans and hold them with open palms. God knows what we need far better than we do! This week we saw God‘s kind and loving hand change our vacation plans, but He made these past three days at North Myrtle Beach extra special for us. Here are a few highlights from our time away…
Continue reading “Three Days at the Beach”You can listen to this post here on Refresh Her podcast. You’ll be able to listen to each step and clean along with me.
As you look into your bedroom right now, is it a refuge…or a wreck? A haven,,, or havoc? If you want to sleep better and feel more rested, studies show that having a clean and organized room can help! When our homes are cared for, we are also (and especially) caring for the people who live there. Let’s do what we can to feel rested, and do the same for the family who shares our home.
It’s easy to neglect cleaning the bedroom because one might think, “Well no one else is going to see this room! Guests won’t come in here!” But we need to do ourselves the favor of creating a space that is an inviting retreat from the busyness of life and the world.
Continue reading “Clean the Bedroom with Me!”Yesterday on my social media, I answered the question:
“What is the best piece of advice you’ve been given?”
My answer was this simple statement:`
Do the next right thing.
Elisabeth Elliot
I added, “No matter if you’re in a time of sorrow, or it’s a time of busyness, or you’re feeling overwhelmed in parenting or marriage – what is the next thing? It’s that easy.”
How has that piece of advice helped me? I probably say it to myself at least once every single day. I often get “stuck” and don’t know what to think or say or do. But when I ask the Lord for the next right thing, He always leads me to my next step.
Just yesterday I was trying to make a decision. I felt flustered and anxious, but when I asked the Lord for the next right thing, He didn’t give me the answer for the decision, He said, “Go fold the laundry.” It had just finished drying, and was waiting for me
Continue reading “The Piece of Advice That Has Simplified My Life”
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