Faith
Cultivating Observation Skills – Looking to Rock Formations for Inspiration
We’ve had the opportunity to travel and see incredible rock formations around the United States like the Grand Canyon, the Painted Desert, and Garden of the Gods. Each time I visit, I look and wonder what stories these rock formations could tell me. Cultivating wonder is like allowing your kids to chase the rabbit down the…
Read MoreThe Power of Words and Taming of the Shrew
My Challenge I class just started reading through Shakespeare’s Taming of the Shrew this semester. While I’ve read this play before, I finally picked up Peter Leithart’s Brightest Heaven of Invention: A Christian Guide to Six Shakespeare Plays and I feel like my understanding of the characters and happenings has been blown wide open. Leithart is changing how I look at Shakespeare, the world, and the power…
Read MoreLessons on How to Live in a Small Town
When my sister’s family moved to a small town in Oklahoma she wrote my mom a sweet letter listing all of the ways that my mom had taught her to be a good neighbor. It has been on display in our home for over ten years and every time I read it, I realize how…
Read MoreCultivate Your Inner Artist with Ellie Claire Art Journals
I have been doodling verses since high school. My mom says I invented the art form, but she’s my mom, so she ought to think those kinds of things! My girls share my love of doodling, and I specifically love the idea of them incorporating scripture into their artwork. That’s what these new Ellie Claire…
Read MoreLiving in Light of Eternity – Road Map Month 11
We’re on the final stretch to making it through the Bible. If you make it through the whole Bible, you’re joining the 11% of Americans who have completed the venture. What I’ve discovered through this journey is that finishing really is just beginning. We’ve breezed through this year and gained a bit of a foundation…
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