Author Archives: LauraMac
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
Sunday Soaking: Are You GOOD?
“I’m good.” This common, two-word phrase might be our response when offered a second helping at dinner, a cup of hot chocolate by the campfire, or a section of the Sunday paper by our spouse. It conveys an attitude of … Continue reading
Mary Heart / Martha Home: FREE Thanksgiving Recipe Booklet & November Do It List!
In this week’s Martha Monday video, Laura encourages us to pace ourselves to make Thanksgiving dinner happen! We invite you to listen to her tips for planning and executing the holiday meal, then plan your own menu with help from … Continue reading
Sunday Soaking: Choosing to Release KINDNESS
Kindness falls right in the middle of the list of the nine traits of the Spirit. As I write out and read over verses that have the word kindness (or in some cases, lovingkindess), it seems there is almost always … Continue reading
