What does God say about me?  What does God think of me?  Surely I’ve failed too often.  I don’t even want to know how God sees me.  A failure, a sinner, a liar, a hider.  That must be how God sees me.

Actually… no.  What I wrote above is what we often think of ourselves.  But for the Christian child of God, God sees a beautiful picture when he looks at you.

How to stop being a perfectionist.  Well, if you’re going to talk about dealing with perfectionism… you may as well talk to someone who has experience with it.  There are countless examples in my life that point to perfectionism controlling me.  So, if you’re wondering how to stop being a perfectionist, you’re welcome here, and you’re understood here.  Let’s dig in, and start trading perfectionism for purpose.

Galatians 5 talks about the fruits of the spirit.  Love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, gentleness and self control.  Today, we’re talking about how to have self control.

We live in a time where we have SO much available to us.  There are endless things to occupy our time and our attention.  Also, endless things to distract us from the things in life that are better.  The things that are CALLED to.

First, we’ll define ‘what is self control.’  We’ll talk about the importance of self control, and how to have self control and grow in it.

As followers of Christ, we need to be transformed by the renewal of our minds.  But what does this look like practically?  And how can you actually and practically be transformed by the renewing of your mind?  This is something that I feel the need for so strongly in my life.  I KNOW that I need this renewal, and that it is something I need to actively practice daily.  The following is what I have found to be very helpful steps to renewing your mind.

When you are trying to learn how to homeschool your kids, the first thing to know is that it can be FUN.  It’s also a sweet, slow, quiet time with your kids.  Before I started homeschooling,  I honestly hated reading to (or with) my kids. However, reading with my kids has become my favorite thing about homeschool.  Especially our devotion time.  Here are some of our family’s favorite fun Bible devotions for kids.

Here’s some truth.  I didn’t think I would fit into the homeschool world.  I had pre-conceived ideas about what a “homeschool mom” would be like… or should be like.  And I really didn’t think I fit that mold.  I didn’t think that I could STAND being home with my kids all day.  Don’t get me wrong.  I love them like crazy.  But I’m not really a kid person.  Like, at all.  So how did I end up being a homeschooling mom?  Well.  It’s time for the confessions of a homeschool mom, who never thought she’d be a homeschool mom.

What do you do when life is tough?  When you’re faced with a challenge?  When things spiral out of your control, leaving you feeling helpless and un-tethered?

We live in a time where there are answers everywhere we turn.  Usually the answers are no further than the phone we carry.  The world is, quite literally, at our fingertips.  Yet sometimes, we can’t find our own answers.  So where do you turn when life is tough, and you can’t fix it?

You want to know how to escape the rat race.  This means you already know what the rat race is.  But let’s just make it really clear.  The ‘rat race’ is a race that no matter how fast or hard you run… you don’t get anywhere.  EXHAUSTING.

Here’s what I’ve learned: Apparently the life of rats can echo the life of people… but the rats are smarter.