For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. Romans 6:23
The New Madrid Fault is a significant threat to those of us who live in the central part of the United States.
In this video, I walk through the history of The New Madrid Earthquakes of 1811-1812 and discuss what we should expect from this fault at some point in the future.
I define a cozy life as one that brings greater peace, understanding, joy, beauty, and faith to you and your loved ones. Today we’re going to take a look at peace, the first item on the list.
We’ll look at a definition of peace and the specific parts of our life that it includes. I’ll share five choices we’ve made over the years that have brought greater peace to our home, including one that might surprise you! Hopefully at the end, you’ll be inspired to make some changes that will bring greater peace to your life and home.
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If you find that women’s empowerment movements, books, conferences, and the like leave you feeling discouraged and inadequate, then you are not alone. And you are in the right place.
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If you are over a certain age, Emilie Barnes will be a familiar name to you and this post might be like a walk down memory lane that sends you scouring the bookshelves of your home for your own Emilie Barnes books. If you are younger, you might not be familiar with her at all.
During the 1980s and 1990s Emilie Barnes was a prolific and very popular Christian author who wrote lovely and encouraging books on making a home, family, home organization, saving time, etc. Emilie interested me far more than someone like Martha Stewart because she seemed like such a real and down-to-earth person that I could more easily relate to. Her ideas were attainable for regular Christian women.
Emilie was the mega blogger before their were blogs. Actually, it’s a good thing she wrote before blogs because now we have all of her lovely works in actual books we can enjoy instead of losing them to the noise of the online world.
I thought of her today and decided to collect her books from around the house to gain some fresh inspiration this weekend. Here’s some that I have and then a sampling (and I do mean sampling) of what else she wrote in case you aren’t familiar with her works. This is her Amazon author page if you want to see more.
This was the first Emilie Barnes book I purchased and I just loved it. I gave it as a gift more times than I can count. I have one with the older cover which I think evokes far more emotion than this one. The older one looks dated now, but it’s much richer and more in keeping with what the book inspired women to do in their homes. So don’t be put off by the plainness of this cover (which I think is a terrible mistake for her book). It’s really a lovely book content-wise.
I haven’t looked at this book in some time, but when I pulled it off the shelf I could see how Emilie Barnes had influenced how I created and decorated my own home. The rooms in her book are far more full of things than mine are, but there is a cozy warmth in the book and in the photographs that speaks to me.
This book is exactly what it says it is – full of practical organization ideas to implement in short amounts of time. It’s actually two books put into one. It contains both The 15 Minute Organizer and 15 Minute Family Traditions and Memories. Emilie Barnes really got her start helping women with time management and finding more hours in their day.
This is full of quick practical tips for virtually every aspect of the home.
This is an encouraging devotional book with Scripture to read, personal reflections, etc.
I received this as a gift from a relative. It’s a book of short, five minute readings to provide encouragement throughout the day.
Short five minute devotionals to encourage moms in their important work. Emilie had a heart for moms and the work that they do.
A lovely large gift book with thoughts about gardens and life lessons from them in the midst of beautiful illustrations and layouts.
What follows in the rest of this post is a sampling of the many books Emilie Barnes wrote. She generally wrote around themes and I’ve grouped them accordingly below.
These are sweet books for children.
Some lovely Christmas books for inspiration
Tea and teacups were a regular theme around which she wrote
Emilie Barnes wrote so many devotional and quiet time books. These are just a few.
Organizing and time management was a key part of her speaking ministry. Here are just a few of her books on this topic.
Encouragement combined with popular artwork of the time
In addition to the children’s books above that deal with manners, Emilie wrote other ones for adults.
Do you have any Emilie Barnes books? Which ones are your favorites or influenced you in a significant way?
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