Author: Mandy's Blog

It’s been a long year. It’s been just over a year since I finished graduate school, I should be settled into a good job, paying off a new car, and saving for an epic vacation. COVID-19 threw a wrench in my plans...along with the plans of every other adult in the world. I am busy… Continue reading Hazy

Over the month of November the girls and I are going to add a little something to our gratitude jar daily— something we are thankful for small or large—to help us regain focus on what is important as we enter the the advent season. This time of year is always hard on me as I… Continue reading 30 days of gratitude

“Preach the Gospel at all times and when necessary use words.” Saint Francis of Assisi This week I will use fewer words and more actions to live my faith. This week I will love out loud, show kindness in quiet, and practice humility. This week I will preach the Gospel with as few words as… Continue reading Wordless

“God allows us to experience the low points of life in order to teach us lessons that we could learn in no other way.”C.S. Lewis I’ve been thinking a lot over the last little while about how we live in both pain and gratitude. Pain, grief, worry, heartache and incompleteness live alongside faith, love, life,… Continue reading Balance

I've had a few requests to start posting my budget shopping list and meal plans again now that money is tight and we are all at home more. Since I am not shopping regularly and I am sort of at the mercy of what is in the store I am going to post my weekly… Continue reading Pantry Dinners April 12-18

This photo has nothing to do with the post, but it is calming and pretty and I think we can all use that in our lives at the moment. After graduation I was a little lost for what to do with myself. I knew I was supposed to be relaxing but I didn't relax in… Continue reading Here we go again…

Big hugs and fist bumps to all my kids! I love you and miss you like crazy! I've put a bunch of links down below for some children's church fun. But first a little prayer for us all... Jesus, please help us not to be anxious about anything. Help us to remember that you are… Continue reading Children’s Church – March 22, 2020

I’ve been leaning into my faith pretty hard as of late. I’ve been embracing grief and dealing with so much change. Faith is the only constant in my life. This week I’ve been sinking deep into the meaning of the Beatitudes, the impact of the sermon on the mount, and the cultural importance it had… Continue reading Leaning in