love well. live full.
I love Advent! And when Casiday was little, I loved the idea of making each day leading up to Christmas meaningful and fun. But in a pastor’s home, it can be hard to do anything for 24 days straight through December and she danced in The Nutcracker for several years.
My favorite resources for preparing myself, taking stock of my soul, during the Advent season: God With Us: Rediscovering the Meaning of Christmas — This year will be the sixth year I have used this book as my guide through Advent. My dear friend Kristin sent me a copy after
Advent. Advent is an invitation to more than checking days off until Christmas. It’s an invitation to take stock of our souls, to prepare our hearts for celebrating the One who has come and will one day come again. It’s a season of preparation. I need this. Maybe more than
{This is the second post in a series about leading ministry to women in small churches. You can keep up with all the posts here.} Some of my closest friends lead and serve in women’s ministry at big churches. They plan events for 350+ women (which, by the way, is
{If you’ve ever felt like your church was too small or you didn’t have enough women for a powerful and effective ministry to women, read on. This is for you!} “Our church isn’t really big enough to do much. We only have about 15 women.” “It’s so hard to plan
Spend September praying for your church using simple Scripture-based prayer prompts based on the book of Acts. #prayersfromthepews
