Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice. Let your reasonableness be known to everyone. The Lord is at hand; do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God....
Heather Creekmore
How to Upgrade Your Wardrobe
“Have you worn it in the last year?” That’s the question we’re “supposed” to ask when weeding out our old clothes, right? Unfortunately, it’s a pretty easy question to get around: No, but I didn’t have a reason to wear something that dressy. No, but I’m still losing a...
How to Practice Hospitality Without Stressing Over Your Home
This is part one in a mini-series by Esther on how practice hospitality without stressing over your home. Look for part two, next week, called, "Are You Home Insecure: Three Questions to Ask Yourself!" Do you let the state of your home dictate whether or not you are...
Let’s Get Real About Marriage
As required reading for pre-marital counseling, my soon-to-be-husband and I read the book, "Sacred Marriage" by Gary Thomas. One of Gary's main principles explains that the purpose of marriage is to make us holy, not happy. (Okay, it's also the subtitle!) As an...
You Have Great Purpose
I looked out our second story bathroom window onto the blooming tree in our neighbor's yard. I noticed a massive number of bees swarming around it's blooms. There were so many of them I'm sure had I opened the window I would have heard the buzzing. I don't necessarily...
Why I’m Not Building My Children’s Self-Esteem
There are over forty-six million entries on Google on how to build your child's self-esteem. Forty-six million!!! We've been told for decades that this is the job of parents to make sure their children have healthy self-esteem so they can go off into the world and...
4 Reasons You Don’t Need More Self-Esteem
This is the first post in a mini series on self-esteem. If you are a follower of Jesus, I hope you'll read and prayerfully consider removing "self-esteem" from your vocabulary. I'm so dead serious about this my friends. We've been deceived that self-esteem is the...
Lessons from the DustBuster: Don’t Suck it Up
I unpacked all the fresh fruit and vegetables that once filled the box. It looked a bit on the dirty side, so I was anxious to get it off my kitchen counter. I carried the produce box to the garage, then walked back into the kitchen. That's when I saw it. A huge pile...
How To Look Great in a Swimsuit: Believe the Gospel?
I watched an episode of the Doctor Oz show a few years ago that was dedicated to helping women look good in a swimsuit. Every woman in the audience looked beach-ready, wearing only her bathing suit (no cover ups allowed). The good doctor talked about all things...
Culture Says I Need Thigh Gap, the Bible Says I Need Jesus Meme
Our culture tells us we need to look a certain way to be accepted, valued and loved. But the truth is, we don't need thigh gap, better clothes, shinier hair, flawless skin or even flat abs to be valuable, accepted and worthy of love. Do we really need a better body to...