I’ve been promising my sister-in-law this recipe for Italian Wedding Soup for weeks. It’s Friday, and this is a perfect Saturday soup or Sunday soup (I tend to like Saturday for soup-making, but I have a cookbook called Sunday Soup, so apparently that is also a thing). My mouth waters just thinking about a pot of this steaming, buttery broth […]
Goodness, it feels nice to be posting a recipe. Even though this blog has taken a turn away from being solely about food, I don’t think I’ll ever get tired of sharing yummy, easy recipes that can help busy moms survive the crazy lives they lead. My sweeter-than-sweet friend Christy brought over a pot of this chili a couple of […]
I know–it’s Monday, and here I am writing about intentional rest, or Sabbath. You’re probably thinking I’ve missed the boat just a bit; Sunday, the traditional Christian Sabbath, was yesterday. It’s Monday, the first day of the work week. But here’s the thing, friends: I want to give you six whole days of lead time to think about intentional rest […]
We live in a culture of busyness. In fact, Americans are just about the busiest people in the world. And we are worn out from all our busyness. I won’t give you all the statistics to back up how busy we are–you can easily Google them. I just want to ask you one thing: wouldn’t you like to get more rest? […]
I imagine that the greatest obstacle to radical hospitality, aside from our overarching self-focus, is fear. Fear is what keeps us from meeting the eyes of others in public. Fear keeps us from opening up and sharing the most vulnerable parts of ourselves. Fear is even an industry – a profitable one, one that masquerades as security. It sells home […]
Yesterday, I talked a bit about stepping into the role of the stranger, the one in need of hospitality, and how God is the ultimate giver of hospitality. Today, I want to talk a little bit about what it looks like for us – you and me – to be God’s emissary in the hospitality department. What does it look like, […]
