I know. I know: a blog is not the place to become wordless! Yet, here am with my fingers poised on the keys, less than 1 week before our Summer Bible Study: Dwelling, and I can't squish all my feelings and thoughts neatly into vowels and consonants. Turns out this has happened before, to me …
Online Prayer Class Coming Soon
Knees to the Earth. What comes to mind when you hear that phrase? Desperation?Humility? Reverence? Those words remind me of a quote by Abraham Lincoln: "I have been driven many times upon my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I had nowhere else to go. My own wisdom and that of all about me seemed insufficient …
Letting Go
Today's post is dedicated to all of you who have children graduating this month and is a great reminder to all of us to hold the ones we love on the palm of our hand. I wrote it two years ago when our oldest graduated from high school and was reminded of the words again …
Rest within the Storm
It's been a stormy week here in our neck of Nebraska. Hail, tornado warnings, floods and yes, rainbows. The six-plus inches that fell at our place last night filled our pond fuller than I've ever seen it. The concrete drain on the dam is completely submerged. Trees that used to line the bank are now six …
Spring Hiatus
During this break between our winter session on Tuesday mornings and our summer class here on the blog, I thought it might be fun to resurrect a few posts we've run in the past. I wrote today's post back in the summer of 2012, but since we are smack-dab in the middle of planting season …
A Remedy for Spring Madness
My lilacs are blooming! You know what that means? Spring is officially here. Spring can be a crazy time, can’t it? Between school-year activities winding down and summer activities gearing up, I’m not always sure whether I’m coming or going. Track meets, ball games, final concerts, graduation parties, family gatherings, travel . . . these …
What’s Next?
On Tuesday, we had our class parties celebrating the end of another year of Equip Her Tuesday Mornings. Here are a few pictures from the MUMs gathering, and though I don’t have pictures to prove it, I’m betting the other classes had similar moments enjoying good food, laughter and sharing. So what’s next? The end …
Waiting for the Open Window
As we wrap up our Windows of the Soul series, there's one last window I'd like to show you: May our home know joy, each room hold laughter, every window open to great possibilities I remember finding these adhesive words at the store nearly 5 years ago and an idea hatched about putting them on …
The Power of Story
by Julie Luse Can you think of any stories you’ve heard recently or perhaps watched through a movie or TV or internet that entertained you or gave you insight or inspired you in some way? What was it about that story that prompted those feelings? What is it about our story that has such a profound …
God’s Word, Weeds and Bearing Fruit
By Sara Eyster As I have listened to our speakers this semester, each one has remarked on the ways she has seen God speak to her. And in each one, I noticed the speaker had knowledge of scripture in order to recognize it was God who was speaking. As I re-read the book, The Windows of …
Equip Her 