“This is the perfect time for us to start doing family devotions!” I announced to my husband while pouring over my laptop. I typed, scrolled, and clicked—adding resource after resource to my Amazon cart. We were a month into the 2020 quarantine, and I had nothing but time and second-trimester energy. I decided this would… Continue reading 4 Things I Learned from Creating a Family Devotions Routine
Today, I finished the one-year Bible reading plan I started in January…of 2021. Yes, it has taken me one year, ten months, and eighteen days to complete 365 days of readings. In the past, I probably would have felt anything from mild embarrassment to deep self-condemnation over my inability to keep up with the reading… Continue reading He’s Where the Joy Is
We are less than a week away from meeting our new baby boy, and I’ll be taking a break from publishing on my blog for a month or so. I’ve so enjoyed getting to share what God has been teaching me this past year, and I pray that it has been encouraging and challenging to… Continue reading Top 5 Posts from the Last Year
With our due date for baby #2 just around the corner, I have savored my reading time lately, knowing that time alone to relax and read will be harder to come by for the next several months. I have worked my way through the pile of books on my nightstand—from Christmas presents to impulse Amazon… Continue reading #ThursdayThings: Books by my Favorite Female Authors
Without the constant travel to our church, library, playground, etc., I've had a little extra margin time in my day. While life is still busy—working from home while entertaining a toddler and serving three meals a day—I’m thankful that I’ve gotten the chance to make a dent in the pile of books sitting on my… Continue reading #Thursday Things — Books I Read During Quarantine
A few weeks ago, my sister Myrissa shared about how scripture memory has made such an impact on her walk with Christ. She also wrote about the spiritual discipline of memorizing long passages, chapters, and even books of the Bible. That may seem like a daunting task to someone who has no regular scripture memory… Continue reading #ThursdayThings — Scripture Memory Tools
January was a long dreary month here in Alabama, so it provided plenty of time to curl up with a good book and get a head start on my Goodreads Reading Challenge. Here are five amazing books that I’ve read so far this year, and why I think you should add them to your reading… Continue reading #ThursdayThings First Books of 2020
At the beginning of 2019, I felt God wanting to teach me more about prayer. I began gathering suggestions for books on prayer, and ended up reading several, but these four were my favorites. I felt like each added something different to my understanding of prayer and challenged me in my practice of prayer. My… Continue reading #ThursdayThings: Books about Prayer
It’s my favorite time of the year! I have always loved Christmas time, but in recent years, my joy during this season has grown as I learned to celebrate Advent. Not having grown up in a liturgical tradition, I had no clue what Advent calendars or candles were or how the entire Christmas season could… Continue reading #ThursdayThings – Advent Resources
This is my birthday week, and birthdays are a big deal in my family. It’s a month-long celebration filled with special meals out, lots of desserts, and everyone calling you to sing happy birthday. Last October was also when I got back into the swing of blogging. I had written on-and-off for five years but… Continue reading Top 3 Posts from the Past Year
Bethany Broderick 