This week we are taking a break from our regular blogging schedule and looking back at MMCW’s 2011 reader favorites. Today we are sharing our top blog posts, if you missed them the first time around enjoy! Tomorrow we’ll be sharing our top recipes. All …
Mentoring
Accepting My Pesky Imperfections
I spoke. She took notes. Toward the end of our session, she asked, “What is the most important thing you said today?” I said many things in that hour-and-a-half. But to pick one and have to repeat it? I pondered her question aloud: “What is …
5 Practial Ways to Let Go of Perfectionism
1. Identify the triggers that urge you to do just a little bit more. 2. Set limits for what you will do and how much of yourself you will expend for a specific task. For example, “I’ll know I’m done when …” 3. When you …
Ketchup and Mustard, Please
I stretched my hair net over my curls, washed my hands, and put on gloves. As I walked to the serving station, my eyes scanned the room. Raining and storming outside. A couple hundred people inside. People. Young. Old. Black. White. Down on their luck. …
Dancing with God
“…the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness;…” Isaiah 61:3 I do this tonight…this morning. I fall to my knees somewhere between 3:00 and 3:30 a.m. I come in repentance and brokenness before God. I am God’s child, but I need to repent, to …
Give-Away: Homemade Convenience Foods in 15 Minutes
Cookbook Review: Homemade Convenience Foods by Marcia K. Washburn, reviewed by Molly Evert I’m running a marathon right now. My day starts early and ends late as I homeschool our four boys, care for our baby girl, juggle football and Boy Scout schedules for all the …
Lord, Help My Unbelief!
So they brought him. When the spirit saw Jesus, it immediately threw the boy into a convulsion. He fell to the ground and rolled around, foaming at the mouth. Jesus asked the boy’s father, “How long has he been like this?” “From childhood,” he answered. …
Seeds of the Miraculous
”I tell you the truth, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.” [Matthew 18:2] To a child every discovery enters into their hearts with wonder—they rest their trust on goodness, unconscious of the ugliness of the …
Faithful Grace
And He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness.” (II Corinthians 12:9) Every morning when my feet touch the floor I humbly thank God for another day that He’s given me to be up and …
Has God Been Faithful to You?
During the month of November MMCW would love to share your stories of faithfulness, Scriptures of encouragement, and testimonies of grace. Articles can be any length. That includes a few short sentences, a scripture passage, or a full article reaching 500 words. Maybe your story is …