The Road To Simplicity (Does It Have A Final Destination?)
I have gradually realized that the simplicity we are finding here is less linked to our setting than to our direction – our spiritual commitment …
Quotes About Waiting
The deepest spiritual lessons are not learned by His letting us have our way in the end, but by His making us wait, bearing with us in love and …
The Dilemma of a Childless Mother on Mother’s Day
Yesterday my husband and I picked out Mother’s Day cards for our moms. We are both blessed to have our parents still married to each other and …
A Journal of Thanksgiving
In June 2003 I started a daily discipline that has been a very powerful experience in my life. Each night before I go to bed I write in my Journal of …
Quotes About Living Life
The feeling that “if nothing is happening, nothing is happening” is the prejudice of a superficial, dependent and hollow spirit, one that …
Thinking Of Joanna
When I was in my early to mid 20’s, I had the blessing of becoming involved socially with several younger couples from church. This may not …
Baked Potato Soup Recipe
This is my favorite baked potato soup recipe. It is the ultimate comfort food when topped with shredded sharp cheddar and bacon. The original recipe …
He Drew Me Aside – “I Needed the Quiet” Poem by Alice Hansche Mortenson
I wrote previously about how after we have walked with Christ for awhile, we begin to see patterns in the way He deals with us as individuals. At that …
Living Simply or Not: A Tale of Two Families
My study of living simply and the simplicity movement started after we had only been married a year. I was teaching full-time and wanted to be home, …
Sour Cream Chocolate Chip Muffins Recipe
Sour Cream Chocolate Chip Muffins is a favorite recipe I found on a wonderful site called Stephanie’s Country Kitchen Goodness. The website very …
Calling Versus Clutter – The Joy of a Deliberate Life
Shortly before I met my husband, the Lord impressed the following verses on me: Make it your ambition to lead a quiet life, to mind your own business …
Quotes About The Bible
If we abide by the principles taught in the Bible, our country will go on prospering; but if we and our posterity neglect its instructions and …