The prayers we weave into the matching of socks, the stirring of oatmeal, the reading of stories, they survive fire.

It's habits that can imprison you and it's habits that can free you. But when thanks to God becomes a habit - so joy in God becomes your life.

Homemaking is about making a home, not about making perfection.

The practice of giving thanks...eucharisteo...this is the way we practice the presence of God, stay present to His presence, and it is always a practice of the eyes. We don't have to change what we see. Only the way we see.

Really good writing, from my perspective, runs a lot like a visual on the screen. You need to create that kind of detail and have credibility with the reader, so the reader knows that you were really there, that you really experienced it, that you know the details. That comes out of seeing.

We give thanks to God not because of how we feel, but because of Who He is.

Practice is the hardest part of learning, and training is the essence of transformation.