Our Cozy Home No. 60
"He gives power to the weak, And to those who have no might He increases strength." Isaiah 40:29
Simple Living Can Be Complicated For A Time
Sometimes in order to simplify our life we must complicate it for a period of time. Significant choices are often not a basic this or that. Instead, they can involve many layers that must be peeled back one at a time. This is why no one ever arrives …
Living As Called-Out Pilgrims in the Online World
On November 14, 2019, I published a post that was originally titled “I Don’t Know What To Say.” I eventually changed it to “How Soulless Bureaucrats Make Owning an Online Business a Nightmare.” I recently shared it in a …
Our Cozy Home No. 59
"A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold In settings of silver." Proverbs 25:11
Gentleness of Spirit | Streams in the Desert
Gentleness of Spirit by Mrs. Charles E. Cowman “The servant of the Lord must be gentle” (2 Tim. 2:24). When God conquers us and takes all the flint out of our nature, and we get deep visions into the Spirit of Jesus, we then see as never …
Our Cozy Home No. 58
"A good plan that is implemented today is better than a perfect plan that is implemented tomorrow." George Patton
Brave Irene | Cozy Book Review
Brave Irene by William Steig is a cozy picture book that deserves a place on your bookshelf. I’ve featured it in the post Children’s Picture Books About Courage, but also wanted to include it among my favorites in Homeschooling with Cozy …
Our Cozy Home No. 57
Happy Monday! I hope you had a lovely weekend. Ours was quiet and full. I don’t think the three of us could ever run out of things to do. Run out of energy? Yes. But run out of ideas? No. We enjoyed games of Spot It! and Trivial Pursuit Family …
Expectant Waiting | Streams in the Desert
Expectant Waiting by Mrs. Charles E. Cowman “My expectation is from him” (Ps. 62:5). Our too general neglect of looking for answers to what we ask, shows how little we are in earnest in our petitions. A husbandman is not content without …
A Day in Our Cozy Life #5 – Bungalow Dollhouse, Vintage Linens, 1936 Noah Webster Calendar and More
"Home is a shelter from storms -- all sorts of storms." William J. Bennett
What Is A Gracious Christian Parent?
For a long time I wasn’t sure how to describe our parenting approach. Labels carry so much baggage these days that I try to avoid them whenever possible. When I was deciding on a website category name for my general parenting posts, I finally …
Trusting in God’s Leading and Timing
The short devotional in the picture is one I believe I’ve had for literally decades. It is a copy of a page from the free little monthly devotional book Our Daily Bread distributed at churches. This copy went with me everywhere in my purse for …