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“But I hope it will never be told in Narnia that

“But I hope it will never be told in Narnia that a company of noble and royal persons in the flower of their age turned tail because they were afraid of the dark… So far as I know we did not set sail to look for things useful but to seek honor and adventure. And here is as great and adventure as ever I heard of, and here, if we turn back, no little impeachment of all our honors.”

- The Voyage of the Dawn Treader | C. S. Lewis

I’ve been reading the Narnia series to the kids and this exhortation from the brave and ever-noble Reepicheep made me tear up a bit. I looked at the merry little band of souls in front of me, the three children Elijah and I have the privilege of raising in the midst of a very dark age. It’s enough to make my knees knock when I wonder what kinds of battles my children will encounter as they grow up. BUT we are children of the Light and have no need to fear the darkness. This is our reality… we are hemmed in before and behind—and underneath are the everlasting arms. (Ps. 139:5, Deut. 33:27)

I pray that the Lord will use these three to do mighty things for His kingdom.

P.S. Read good fiction. It’s so nourishing to the soul.

📷: @septemberimagery

“How can it be a large career to tell other peop

“How can it be a large career to tell other people’s children about the Rule of Three, and a small career to tell one’s own children about the universe? How can it be broad to be the same thing to everyone, and narrow to be everything to someone? No; a woman’s function is laborious, but because it is gigantic; not because it is minute.” | G. K. Chesterton

Mamas, don’t believe for a moment that the quiet work you’re doing within your home and family is insignificant. Your everyday faithfulness has eternal implications. But you can’t do it in your own strength or with your own goals in mind. Get on your knees and into God’s Word… you’ll find all you need for “life and godliness” in knowing Him (2 Peter 1:3-4).

For all that today holds, His grace is sufficient.

For all that today holds, His grace is sufficient. “But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me. For the sake of Christ, then, I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities. For when I am weak, then I am strong.” (2 Corinthians 12:9-10)

Where might you see God’s strength displayed in your weakness and need today?

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“Maybe it was the savory pots of chili my mom ma

“And it is my prayer that your love may abound m

“And it is my prayer that your love may abound more and more, with knowledge and all discernment, so that you may approve what is excellent, and so be pure and blameless for the day of Christ, filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.” | Philippians 1:9-11

We rejoice over the work of the Lord in Chloe’s heart! By His grace, we have been sowing and watering seeds of truth since she was tiny, but this week she came to us deeply feeling her need for Jesus.

The faith of a child is astounding and convicting… oh, to behold Him with that kind of clarity and simplicity, unfettered and unjaded by all our fleshly whims and earthly desires! No wonder Jesus said that must come to Him with the humility, faith, and trust of a child (Matthew 18:2-4).

One of the verses we discussed with Chloe was Romans 10:9. “… if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.” She did and she does, praise Jesus!

Do you? Don’t delay to come to Him! He came to seek and save the lost—which is each of us apart from Him.

🎶 A few lines from one of Chloe’s favorite hymns:

“When He shall come with trumpet sound
Oh, may I then in Him be found
Dressed in His righteousness alone
Faultless to stand before the throne

On Christ the solid rock I stand
All other ground is sinking sand!”

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“The great thing, if one can, is to stop regardi

“The great thing, if one can, is to stop regarding all the unpleasant things as interruptions of one’s “own” or “real” life. The truth is of course that what one calls the interruptions are precisely one’s “real” life—the life God is sending one day by day; what one calls one’s “real” life is a phantom of one’s own imagination.” | C.S. Lewis

“It all passes through His fingers first and He uses it to make sure that we lean hard on Him.” | Sarah Mackenzie

I’m re-reading “Teaching from Rest: A Homeschooler’s Guide to Unshakable Peace” as we approach another school year. I loved this book last summer and I’m finding it even more meaningful as I move through its pages again. Sarah Mackenzie of @readaloudrevival wrote this slim (but rich) little volume as a mom of six children, three of them under the age of two... and two of those were twins. Her words are deeply encouraging and again, I am exhaling and remembering that as I work to plant seeds of truth and nurture the tender seedlings that are my children... He brings the increase. 🌱 Full book review coming soon to the blog!

NEW BLOG POST | In the previous two posts, I’ve

BLOG POST | “What comes to mind when you hear th

“Don’t be such a beetle! I could never love an

“Don’t be such a beetle! I could never love anyone as I love my sisters.” | Jo March, Little Women movie (1994)

“Just as a mom undergoes incredible physical and

This view and a book and a summer breeze. Thank yo

This view and a book and a summer breeze. Thank you, Jesus. ❤️

“I firmly believe that boys were intended to enc

“I firmly believe that boys were intended to encounter all kinds of risks, in order to prepare them to meet and grapple with risks and dangers incident to man’s career with cool, cautious self-possession...” | R. M. Ballantyne

“Christ in you is your blessed assurance on that

“Christ in you is your blessed assurance on that final day when He returns, but it is just as much your blessed assurance today in the carpool line or at the checkout counter at the grocery store or in folding that endless pile of laundry. It’s your gospel story lived out all day long, breathing in the truth that it’s NOT all up to you today. “ | The Life You Long For by @christynockels

My treasures. 💕 Psalm 127

My treasures. 💕 Psalm 127

International Day of the Midwife | I’d recognize

International Day of the Midwife | I’d recognize those hands anywhere. As a student midwife and doula, I’ve watched those hands palpate expectant bellies, chart pages of notes, take heart tones, perform newborn exams. Those hands caught my very own babies, the first touch they felt before being placed up on my chest. 💕 Thankful for our midwife, Barbie Burrage, and her love for babies, their families, and the Lord. What a gift you’ve been to so many!

📷: @brookekinabrew

It went TOO fast, but so thankful my bestie came t

It went TOO fast, but so thankful my bestie came to visit! The beginning of our friendship in early spring 2011 is noted in my journal because her prayers and encouragement were such a gift of grace to me in a specific season of pruning. She’s become precious gift to our whole family! Miss you, Prima! 💕

MONDAY MORNING MERCIES | “Unless the Lord builds

MONDAY MORNING MERCIES | “Unless the Lord builds the house, those who build it labor in vain.
Unless the Lord watches over the city, the watchman stays awake in vain.
It is in vain that you rise up early and go late to rest, eating the bread of anxious toil;
For so He gives to His beloved sleep.

Behold, children are a heritage from the Lord, the fruit of the womb a reward.
Like arrows in the hand of a warrior are the children of one’s youth.
Blessed is the man who fills his quiver with them!
He shall not be put to shame when he speaks with the enemies in the gate.” | Psalm 127

For me, it’s a few pages of fiction after my Bib

For me, it’s a few pages of fiction after my Bible reading and prayer, savored in the quiet of early morning. A “petit plaisir”, a “little pleasure”, found in an author’s carefully-carefully words, captivating storyline, and inspiring characters. I’ve found that a good novel gives me fresh perspective and inspiration for my own life and often gives language to things I’m pondering in my heart.

Now I want to hear from you!
1. What is a “petit plaisir” you savor?
2. What is the last good novel you read?

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