What to Pack In Your Hospital Bag: The Essentials
Hey Mama! It’s almost time for your little one to be here! Congrats! But does packing your hospital bag have you scratching your head? Feeling overwhelmed with all the items you think you should bring, could bring, and want to bring? Don’t know what to pack in your hospital bag for a night or two…
10 Ways to Spend Quality Time with Your Kids
He was bored. It hit me like a ton of bricks one afternoon as I watched my twenty month old totter around the room grumping, throwing his head back as he did. I hadn’t thought about if we had quality time that day, but instead I had done the usual mental checklist: Is he hungry? …
The 10 Best Tools for Your Bible Study
Sometimes the idea of studying your Bible can seem daunting, especially if you don’t know what you need. Being a PK (pastor’s kid), I grew up attending countless Bible studies, and I learned quickly that it’s best to have all your tools ready to go. Now that I’m a busy mom, the same rings true…
How To Make Time For God When You’re a Busy Mama
How to Make Time for God Before I became a mama, I had difficulty making time for God in my every day life. Between teaching full time, housework, cooking, and spending time with my husband, I would squeeze some Bible reading in or skim a devotional in the morning before the kids came in to…
My Top 5 Christian Mama Bloggers
I love reading other fellow mommy bloggers and what they have to say, and there’s definitely hundreds out there to choose from! But I’ve narrowed down my favorites to my top 5. These women all share relevant information to today’s moms over topics such as struggles in motherhood, finding time for prayer and God, and…
The Mama Nest Was Specifically Designed for YOU- And Here’s Why
I hear from dear and close friends and family who are wishing they had more time in the day to accomplish everything on their to-do lists. They complain about not being able to set aside time for the Lord and how difficult it is to keep a clean house with toddlers running around. They discuss…
3 Things I Want to Help My Audience With
Have you ever got on Google or Pinterest in need of a good uplifting quote? Or perused the internet for a new but inexpensive game for your child because he’s bored with all of his toys? Or have you ever looked at your pantry and thought, “there must be a better way to organize all…
6 Ways to Be More Thankful
This post may contain affiliate links. While it is at no cost to you, I may receive a small commission. Please see my Disclaimer page for more information. As we approach Thanksgiving Day, I’m reminded that although it’s the season of thankfulness, truly I should be thankful every day. Oh, don’t get me wrong! It’s hard most…
Sometimes Motherhood is…
I’ve been a “mama” for a whole year now… WHAT!? I can’t believe it! And yet it seems so normal. It’s a strange sensation, let me tell yah- dreaming of motherhood for so long, and now that I’m a year in it just seems like what I’ve always been doing. I can’t really remember what…
Be Anxious in Nothing: Thoughts on Mom Anxiety
2020 seems to be the year to remember. So many things have happened in these long 7 months that it’d take a whole blog post to rehash it all. But this post is not for that. Instead, I want to give some thoughts on my mom anxiety that I hope will help you if you’re…
Let God Use You
Good Christmas Eve all! I just wanted to share an experience my husband and I had this week that has encouraged us and hopefully will encourage you. We are humbly and gratefully expecting our first child, a bouncy baby boy due in February and were at my doctor’s appointment Wednesday for my first bi-weekly check…
There’s Not a Friend Like Jesus
Wow! My life has been a nonstop vacation for the past two weeks. Last week my husband Nicolas and I went to a large church convention that lasted Monday night through Friday morning. This week it’s his family reunion in Austin, Texas by the San Marcos River. And amazingly enough, these two weeks have provided…
Thy Will Be Done
Luke 9:23.. “ And he said to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me.” How many times have I read this scripture, seen it splashed on farmhouse décor, coffee mugs, and shirts, and never really stopped to think about it. …
Today, I Choose..
These past two weeks have been a whirlwind of troubles. And I don’t know about you, but most of the time I end up worrying and fretting way too much instead of praying and trusting the Lord. Then one day, early in the morning like today, I decide to open my Bible app to see…
Think On These Things: 5 Ways to Think About the Good Things
“This post contains affiliate links, which means I receive a smallcommission, at no extra cost to you, if you make a purchase using this link.Please see my disclosure for more details” It’s funny to me how I can be oblivious to myself sometimes. Truly. Because I have always felt like I was one of those…