Author Archives: LauraMac
Sunday Soaking: Bow Down and Worship
On coming to the house, they saw the childwith his mother Mary,and they bowed down and worshiped him.Then they opened their treasures and presented himwith gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh.Matthew 2:11 The Magi, or Wise Men — as young … Continue reading
Sunday Soaking: Let’s Go!
“When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, ‘LET’S GO to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about.” Luke 2:15 When a celestial choir … Continue reading
Mary Heart / Martha Home: Laura’s Family-Favorite Double Chocolate Double Delights
In this week’s Martha Monday video, Laura makes cookies with her granddaughters! The whole Macfarlan clan loves this recipe for Double Chocolate Double Delights, a cookie that Laura adapted from a Quaker Oatmeal ad years ago … and we think … Continue reading
Sunday Soaking: Obedience Matters
When Joseph woke up, he did what the angel of the Lord had commanded him and took Mary home as his wife. Matthew 1:24 Joseph may well be the most overlooked character in the entire Christmas story. Matthew 1 focuses … Continue reading
Sunday Soaking: May It Be To Me
“I am the Lord’s servant,” Mary answered. “May it be to me as you have said.” Luke 1:38a More often than not, we read through the exchange between Mary and Gabriel all in one sitting. The advantage of writing the … Continue reading
Mary Heart / Martha Home: Our December ‘Do It!’ & Blessing Your Delivery Drivers
December may be the very best month to give our Do It! List a try. Laura has distilled years of experience in caring for a home and family, to create a simple, single-page chore list that can help you manage … Continue reading
Sunday Soaking: Self-Control (It’s Not Just About the Binging)
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace,patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness andself-control…Galatians 5:22-23a Oh, the irony. We come to our last week of writing the Word—for two months we have worked our way through verses on the … Continue reading
Sunday Soaking: Got Gentleness?
Who comes to mind when you think of a gentle person? Your grandma? Your third grade Sunday School teacher? Your local librarian? Gentleness is not just a natural result of a phlegmatic personality or meek temperament. It is a Fruit … Continue reading
Mary Heart / Martha Home: Laura’s Turkey Pie
In this week’s Martha Monday video, Laura shared a recipe for NEXT week: a delicious way to use up the leftover Thanksgiving turkey. This “Turkey Pie” is a re-mix of a chicken recipe Laura’s family has been using for years. … Continue reading
Sunday Soaking: Faithfulness — Being Full of Faith
Paul used the Greek word pistis to describe the seventh trait of the fruit produced by the Spirit working through a believer. This Greek word is translated faithfulness in Galatians 5: But the fruit of the Spirit is … faithfulness … Continue reading
