Martin Luther said that, “what you do in your house is worth as much as if you did it up in heaven for our Lord God.” How can this be? Wiping noses (not to mention rear ends) gets pretty old after awhile. Sometimes a Christian …
Show Me How: To Get a Gravatar
First of all… what is a Gravatar? I asked the same thing not so long ago. It sounded like a horrible thing, and I wasn’t really sure I wanted something that sounded like that. But I’ve found out it is something quite friendly. And it …
Poor Man’s Potatoes
This simple side-dish first made its debut back in 2006 when MMCW was still just a monthly email newsletter. When I ran across the recipe from Loi Palmer this week, I knew it had to be shared once again. Poor Man’s Potatoes Loi Palmer, November …
Gift of Laughter
Many spouses see laughter as a frivolous use of time. Yes, it feels good to laugh but nothing important gets accomplished. Others spouses see it as a denial of reality. With so much sorrow and sadness in the world, how we can we ignore the …
Fresh Start
Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have summoned you by name; you are mine.” [Isaiah 43:1b NIV] This is the secret of every fresh start. Out of the old—from the beginning of time itself something new is being established. A new season, a …
No-Sew Fleece Blanket
One year for Christmas, I made no-sew fleece blankets for all my kids, as well as for the grandmas. This year I made another one for our new baby. I am not crafty at all, so believe me when I say that anyone can make …
Reforming Table Grace
When I was growing up, table grace was a memorized, auto-pilot affair. We all sat down and, out of the corner of our eye, the split second we saw someone’s head bow, we all did likewise. If you had looked in from outside, you’d have thought …
Show Me How: To Comment on a Blog
Do you sometimes read a stimulating or controversial blog post and find yourself feeling passionate about it and wanting to join the conversation? If you are like many, you may read exciting posts and want to add your two cents but simply don’t know how …
Finding Direction in 2011
Every fall a flurry of emails go out amongst MMCW staff. We begin praying and talking about a theme to run throughout our posts for the upcoming year. In 2010 our theme was Walking in Wisdom: Shoes Optional. You may have noticed our button on the …
When It’s All Too Much
When her family moved from Virginia to Guatemala with Servants4Him, my friend Maureen and her husband de-materialized. That meant her family had to get rid of a lot of stuff for the big move. From their ten-year-old daughter to their junior in high school, the …