For the summer the devotional team members at The Glorious Table are taking a much-deserved break from the regularly scheduled Milk & Honey devotions on Saturdays. This season is one of extraordinary busyness, beautiful weather, wild family vacations, and, in general, everything simply being different than the rest of the year. So instead of the usual post to read…
For the summer the devotional team members at The Glorious Table are taking a much-deserved break from the regularly scheduled Milk & Honey devotions on Saturdays. This season is one of extraordinary busyness, beautiful weather, wild family vacations, and, in general, everything simply being different than the rest of the year. So instead of the usual post to read…
“Hearts don’t break around here.” ~Ed Sheeran, singer/songwriter During spring break I was poolside, soaking in the sun and feeling happy to have a good pair of sunglasses and an engaging book. Sunny music interwove itself with my good feelings, courtesy of my daughter’s newly created spring break playlist. The songs ebbed and flowed around…
“Motherhood is a partnership with God.” ~Harold Lundstrom Sometimes being a mama is just plain hard. I don’t mean middle-of-the-night feedings, sleep deprivation, or terrible twos hard. I’m talking about the “hard on a mama’s heart” kind of hard. Author Elizabeth Stone said, “Making the decision to have a child is momentous. It is to…
“I found it is the small everyday deeds of ordinary folk that keep the darkness at bay. Small acts of kindness and love.” ~Gandalf (J. R. R. Tolkien, The Hobbit) I went into marriage with a chip on my shoulder and an escape plan firmly in place. Prickly, quick to anger, ready for a fight…
“The joy we feel has little to do with the circumstances of our lives and everything to do with the focus of our lives.” ~Russell M. Nelson A few weeks ago, I met up with a friend and her family to spend the day at the local botanical gardens. My husband and I are members…