Hospitality and Neighboring is something we talk about a lot over here in the Newton household. We dream big dreams of a community that lives side by side sharing life together. We have a dim vision of a future with the people we live next to and with our fellow believers as being hugely integrated…… Continue Reading
Seriously, is March really over already? I feel like I barely got my calendar flipped and now I have to do it again! 1. I made my own jewelry caddy! Inspired by this pin on pinterest from an etsy shop, I decided I could totally make this jewelry caddy myself. Luke had some really nice wood just…… Continue Reading
All this stuff I talk about here on this blog, pointing our eyes to the Heavens and having an eternal perspective, seeking the face of God as though we were but a child, relinquishing control as a mom and depending on Him for everything. It’s all totally true. But there are so many moments in…… Continue Reading
Remember that time I told you about how I successfully kept my house messy? That it was freeing because I was able to see my children and my family instead of focusing on the mess? Well, I’ve been thinking more and more about that, because I think it’s but a small example of how the…… Continue Reading
It’s a new week, and I know not what it holds for you. I don’t really know exactly what it holds for me beyond what is staring at me on my planner. But I do know that it has the potential to be filled with ups and downs, good days and bad, laughing or even…… Continue Reading
Our street has been a unique gift to us. Our neighbors are amazing, and we are thankful to be here. We’ve shared many a meal with them, babysat each other’s kids, handed out halloween candy together, cried together, and pulled many a prank together late at night in our pajamas. But we find ourselves in…… Continue Reading
(pictured above: corn cakes) You asked, and I am answering. Many of you seemed so interested in what was actually on my monthly menu a few weeks ago, so I thought I’d share it with you. I’m going to add this as a page on the top of my blog later for easy access. I…… Continue Reading
It’s no secret that I’ve been writing more this year, which means I’ve spent lots of time introspecting and cooping myself up in my cute writing corner in my room, and not lots of time decorating my home. Last Friday though, I decided to get out of my head and stay out of my room…… Continue Reading
When I sit and think about one thing I’m doing, right now, to live out the Gospel in my neighborhood and in my community, I draw a blank. And I don’t like that. I want to have something to show you, I want to be able to reveal my living-out-the-gospel-on-mission card and hashtag it. I…… Continue Reading
I’m not sure I’ve caught onto this pattern of thinking yet, but I’m working on it–the kind that looks back in order to see more clearly when you look forward. It’s a reminder to take notice of small things in your life that you love, or don’t love, or choose to do anyway, and to use…… Continue Reading