on Lent and social media and nursing my baby
There’s this commercial where an interviewer asks kidlets what’s better – doing one thing at a time, or two things at once. Here, take a peek: This breaks my heart a bit. May I share a secret with you? Sometimes I want to completely unplug and run...on a sick little boy and trying to keep my mind in one piece
I am worn through, threadbare like my favorite sweatshirt. My son has been sick for what seems like the entire season, and actually has been. I’ve had my share of illness as well this winter. Since December: I had a stomach flu I had strep throat The Boy had a...on Weeknight Dinners: Herbed Parmesan Squash
OK, I promised another side dish recipe. This one got my mother – not a squash fan – to say, ‘I didn’t even hate it!’ =) Hi mom! It makes me look forward to this summer and fall, when our neighborhood farmers market will be heavy with...on Weeknight Dinners: Buttery Scalloped Potatoes
I’m terribly boring when it comes to side dishes. I tend to choose from a handful of default options: frozen green vegetable, brown rice, green salad, couscous… the end. So I knew I had to try a couple sides from Gooseberry Patch’s Weeknight Dinners,...on Weeknight Dinners: Slow-Cooked Minestrone
Here in Minnesota, we’ve gotten snow every single day this week, which totally thrills me! I love snow. Love it. Doesn’t matter what time of day it snows, it gives me Christmas morning feeling. Is there anything better than cozying up by the fireplace,...on Weeknight Dinners: Busy-Night Taco Bake
This is one new-to-us main dish that we’re loving these days: We were too busy eating to remember to snap a single picture. Busy-Night Taco Bake Gooseberry Patch 1lb ground beef 1-1/4 oz. pkg. taco seasoning (I used my homemade seasoning) 3/4 c. water 6 6-inch...on (in)courage today!
I’m so humbled to be featured on (in)courage today!! Here’s a snippet of my post & a link to the rest of it on (in)courage: ———- Every day, posts from (in)courage make their way to my inbox, and every day I read them. For over three...on fall-ing
It’s here. Even to the cynics who resist all things pumpkin until it’s under 60* / after school starts / September is over – it’s here for them too. And for us diehard lovers, the ones who listen to October Road year round, whose hearts...on prayer
Samuel, sweet darling Sam, I have prayed for you for years. I will pray over you for years to come – all of your years, I will be covering you in prayer. As your mother, I worry about your everything – are you breathing happy hungry sleepy cold – and...Vegetables and Other Good Things
Years ago, my husband and I both quit our jobs and moved to live and work at a Bible camp on the prairie of North Dakota. In the end, we knew it wasn’t a good fit for us, and we left and returned to the Twin Cities in MN. While there were lots of things that I...Thanksgiving: what we fought for.
A baby, growing ounce by ounce in my womb. Stretchies. Not able to breathe deeply. Diapers and blankies and mittens sprawled across the nursery. Varicose veins. Constant stuffy nose. Closets overflowing with tiny clothes. Puffy feet. Carpal tunnel. Painful,...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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