A Moment of Christmas: 25 December Devotions for Moms — is now available on Amazon!
‘Tis the season. . . and I have a present for you. I’ve been quietly working on updating my first book, A Moment of Christmas. That little devotional came out FIVE years ago now, which is unbelievable to me. Hundreds of us have added it to our Christmas season...
Hooked on Holiday Movies 2019!
We’re baaaackkkkk! I know. It’s Halloween. I’m currently frantically making costumes fit over snowsuits (if you live in the Midwest you know what I’m talking about) and handing out candy. . . while waiting for the kids to go to bed so I can...
13 Ways to Make Holiday Movies Even More Fun (GIVEAWAY + ANNOUNCEMENT)
With Thanksgiving later this week and the start of Advent just around the corner, it’s open season on Christmas. I can’t stop. We’ve been rockin’ Christmas music for weeks, and the decor has started to trickle out of the bins. It really is...
How to Have a Frazzle-free Holiday Season
‘Tis the season to prepare for the holidays! Thanksgiving, Advent and Christmas will be here soon – before we know it, in the blink of an eye, before we can say ‘Jingle Bells’. Soon we will be up to our elbows in meal prep, gift buying and...
The 2018 Hooked on Holiday Movies Bundle is Here!
I know. We haven’t even picked through our kids’ Halloween candy yet. But the holiday movie season is here. Believe it or not, the Hallmark Channel aired its first holiday movie last weekend, on the final Saturday of October. And throughout the next eight...
The Choice We Need to Make This Week
I’ve been doing quite a bit of speaking this season, to church groups and moms groups and groups of parents. As I’ve prepared the talks for each gathering, I’ve realized that I am a perfectionist. You could say I’m a perfectionist in recovery, but...
Christmas Will Come
The boxes are piled shoulder-high throughout the basement, full of every single earthly possession we have. In the next three weeks there will be four preschool/church Christmas programs, my son will turn 5, a writing deadline will pass, Christmas Day will come and...
The Only Way to Stay Above Water
It’s here. The first day of December. It hasn’t started to snow here in Minnesota yet, but I’m holding out hope for a white Christmas just the same and I made it snow on my blog. So there, weather. Today is a BIG day. It’s the first of...
Introducing… my First Hold-in-Your-Hands Book!
Two years ago I wrote a book. I wrote A Moment of Christmas for the weary woman being crushed under the weight of Pinterest-pressure. The woman so exhausted she hasn’t read anything for herself in months or more. The woman desperate for connection with her own soul,...
Scenes From Being Five
It’s been over a month since we talked, and I missed you! But I’m not gonna lie – what I’ve been up to has been much sweeter than typing or writing or talking. We’ve been snuggling and celebrating and adjusting and chasing and not...
On Dropping Perfect and Chasing Holy
The seeking of perfection can suck the joy from our souls if we allow it space in our hearts. The first Christmas was less than perfect, yet it was glorious. It was the greatest mix of holy and human. There was straw, shepherds, and a star. There were hard hearts, new...Meet Anna
Anna E. Rendell: Author, latte lover. Content Marketing Manager at (in)courage by DaySpring. Wife of Jared and mom of four littles. Telling real stories from real life, and encouraging you to find the extra in your ordinary.
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The Christmas Couch!
