Mentoring, Leadership, & Homemaking
“Is there anything I can do for you today?” My husband often asks me that question. I don’t usually have anything for him to do, but just that he asked means a lot to me. He is so good at practicing kindness. In a marriage kindness is a critical key. It is about thinking about the other person before yourself and about how to actively participate in someone else’s life to make it better for them. Then you actually do {Read More}
When Stuff’s Not Enough: A Christian Perspective on Decluttering Your Life by Johanna Tooke When I saw the title for this book, I was captured. How do I collect so much stuff, and what do I do with it all? Johanna Tooke begins her book by addressing these same questions. She is a wife, mom, and daughter who has bought more self-help books, read more blogs and articles and purchased more organization products than one could ever use but, with {Read More}
What if one day your child from the time they got up until they went to sleep acted the opposite of how they should. Some of you may be shaking your head and saying, “What if… girl that is my house some days.” How do you feel on those days? Do you go on the warpath? Do you take out the rod of discipline? Or do you run away and hide as soon as another responsible adult comes through the {Read More}
I recently received a mug from a friend that says, “Friends are the sisters I get to choose.” That is such a true statement in my life. I love the blood family God gave to me. We live several states apart now so God has filled my heart with chosen family. I thank God for the sisters by choice who stop their lives for a cold soda or glass of water and an encouraging conversation. I am thankful for sisters {Read More}
I saw this picture yesterday with a family all jumping into the air holding the letters that spelled joy. It was taken for their Christmas card. What struck me so was that this family has lived through one of the most difficult years of their life. The mom was diagnosed with breast cancer. She had surgery followed by chemo and all of the demands that come with postoperative care. Toward the end of her chemo treatments, her husband lost his {Read More}
Most people who have teenagers have been the recipient of disrespectful remarks. In our own teenage years many of our moms and dads may have used some kind of corporal punishment to help us with an attitude adjustment. But in our kinder-gentler-society, it is rare for this type of discipline to be used. Many parents just endure the sassy back-talk (with no consequences given) and try to speak truth into the child. I am not sure we are being effective. {Read More}
Have you ever felt led to read the entire Bible but never followed through? Maybe you started and allowed it to fall to the side, or maybe thought of reading the Bible from cover to cover is overwhelming. My friend and accountability partner Cindy and I have read the Bible through each year for about ten years. When we first started both of us felt overwhelmed, but through the years we have learned having a plan is a huge step {Read More}
When you were a child did you ever crawl under the Christmas tree and shake the presents? When our children were little we caught them shaking presents as they tried to guess what was in each one. Something soft and squishy meant clothes and something hard usually meant a toy. By the time Christmas day arrived the children had a pretty good idea of what to expect and looked forward to seeing what they had been looking forward to. God gave {Read More}
This year has been a season of change for my family. Our family has grown by two daughter-in-laws, we have moved from where we lived for twelve years to start ministry at a new church field, traveled internationally and found out I will be a grandmother. All of this in such a short period of time, it has been like living in a whirlwind. In reflecting on what God has taught me, I believe trusting Him would be number one {Read More}
As you prepare to decorate for Fall, why not look around you for great Fall décor? As the leaves begin to change colors, clip a branch with vibrant colors. Shop at the farmers market for seasonal gourds, squash and pumpkins. With a lack of rain, there are many dried corn stalks ready to be used for decorating. Just bunch them together and place them in your yard beside pumpkins or even a bale of hay. Sunflowers are ready to be cut as {Read More}
We all need good mentors offering practical advise, wisdom, encouragement, and friendship. Here at MMCW you will find a storehouse of mentoring between generations, just as it should be.
