When you hear the word hospitality, do you smile and hum “Be Our Guest” from Beauty and the Beast? Or do you frown and sing the “I’m Too Busy Blues?” We know the Bible teaches us to be hospitable, but sometimes it seems overwhelming. Let’s put our heads together and make it easier. Ready? We’ll see what my friend Jean Wilund did to make entertaining easy—even when she faced a challenge. Jean invited Frances to join her for coffee and pastries, but she almost left her neighbor on the porch wondering if she’d arrived on the wrong day. Jean shared…
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Refresh with Summer Joy: 5 Easy Ways to Gather Friends Around the Table
Let’s continue our theme of reaching for refreshment and savoring summer days by cultivating our relationship with God and each other. Today I’m including: 1. Lemonade stand memories, 2. Encouraging words from the apostle Paul, 3. 5 easy ways to gather friends around the table, 4. 2 more summer recipes, and drum roll please … 5. Updates on A Place at His Table, my devotional that releases this August. Let’s start with a glass of cold lemonade. Does that sound like summer refreshment to you? Lemonade Stand Memories My summer memories include our childhood lemonade stands where sugary liquid pooled…
Reach for Refreshment & Savor Your Summer: Connect with God and Each Other
How can “Connecting with God and Each Other” refresh us and help us squeeze all the goodness out of summer days? Did you notice the title change in my website banner above? I still plan to brighten your day with encouraging posts based on God’s Word and practical tips, but we’ll focus on relationships and how to strengthen them. As I read Scripture and talk with friends, ideas are splashing onto the page like a waterfall on the river rocks below it. I can’t wait to share posts with you and read your ideas. A challenge Let’s reach for…
How Can a Childhood Game Remind Us to Pursue Godly Behavior?
Before the blog post … I have EXCITING NEWS TO SHARE WITH YOU! I’m delighted to introduce my beautiful book cover! I absolutely love it and hope you do, too. I can’t wait to see it wrapped around the words God led me to write. Bold Vision Books, my fantastic publisher, will release the book in late August 2023! Watch for A Place at His Table: God’s Daily Gifts to Satisfy Your Heart, a 40-day devotional. And now, let’s focus on How Can a Childhood Game Remind Us to Pursue Godly Behavior? When I read 1 Timothy 6 last…
Need Ideas for Mother’s Day, Graduation, and End-of-the-School-Year Gifts?
Today I’m sharing gift ideas for Mother’s Day and other May celebrations. Here’s what you’ll find: Mother’s Day gift ideas an opportunity to win a FREE BOOK! links to additional posts: – gifts for older women -practical graduation gifts of influence, inspiration, and legacy -graduation and end-of-the-school-year gifts Books as Gifts Are you searching for the perfect Mother’s Day gift? Consider books—gifts that keep on giving. Flowers and candy are delightful gifts and are fun to receive, but books last longer. You can reread them, donate them, or give them to a friend when you’re finished.…