I read the Christmas story a couple times over the past week (both from Matthew and Luke), and it’s so cool because every year something new pops out to me. This year, it occurred to me how cool it is that God wants us to find Him. Here’s what I mean. I saw a quote …
I’ll never forget where I was when my dad broke the news that my mom had cancer. The wooden island table in our kitchen had been the center of operation for numerous casseroles and baking experiments. It was where my dad opened the mail after a hard day of work, listening to his kids report …
I love care packages. LOVE THEM!! So Easter would be an amazing time to put together a care package, aka Easter basket, especially for an unsaved neighbor or coworker! Here’s what you’ll need. 1. Something to hold everything You guys know me . . . I’ll probably run straight to the wicker basket aisle for …
“What do you do in your free time?” The question always catches me a little off guard. I feel like I should start out with simple things: watching thunderclouds roll in, making banana bread, embroidering flowers on jean jackets, making coffee from my sister’s French press. But what I really do sounds strange; it can’t …
dear new year i’m not asking for you to be easy (goodness knows this one wasn’t) but i’ve learned that pain brings camaraderie and growth, which i’d like to think i’d choose over comfort. here’s to a year where fresh beginnings come moment by moment; a year where, truly, “No eye has seen, no ear …
Christmas this year looks a lot different for me. Christmas this year looks a lot different to many people. Usually, I’m savoring the days of December. I have 24 days to just soak in the season; 24 days to read the Christmas story; 24 days to listen to Christmas music. 3 Sundays to hear Christmas …
Tucked in between Mary’s famous Magnificat (Luke 1:46-55) and “the Christmas story” (Luke 2) lies a prayer/prophecy that is often overlooked. At least, I’ve overlooked it every year. Luke 1:67-79 outline another prayer, but this one is spoken by Zechariah, the father of Jesus’ forerunner, John. I’m still trying to memorize this prayer, but the …
I WILL be drinking a ton of coffee, you’d better believe that. However, here’s the two things you need to know: I will NOT be drinking alcohol either on my 21st birthday or any other day following it. I thoroughly believe you can be a Christian and drink alcohol. I mean, you can be a …
This special feature article, written by Olivia Nickerson, wasn’t in our latest issue of OBO! Enjoy this bonus feature as a blog reader. Lucky you! It will be the New Year by the time you read this article, despite my writing it in November 2019. I can’t believe how fast 2019 went by, and I …
Here we go, cruising right into the Roaring Twenties! It’s been a crazy year . . . lots of amazing things, lots of hard things. We love a good introspective session and we’re also suckers for cutely designed workbooks so we combined the two to create this FREE reflect + plan workbook. You don’t even …
