Linger with the changing colours weekend & feel the beauty of our Creator!
In Complete Awe of the Beautiful World Our God Created
The beauty of autumn from around the world
starting some of these fall traditions this year with my people…
maybe call up a friend this week…
Only 12 weekends ’til Christmas: How to Be Ready to Simply Receive Jesus
(!!!!) Only 12 more Fridays till Christmas now (!!) 12 more Fridays… till we really wished that we’d actually prepared Him more room this year.
If you’re longing to be ready for Christmas in a way that let’s you RELAX & really RECEIVE & ENJOY THE GIFT OF JESUS this Christmas? 12 Fridays before Christmas, START HERE
A FREE WHOLE LOVE-STORY Ornament for you!
As a thank you for ordering the beautiful new edition of The Greatest Gift, I’m tucking this little gift right into your hands: an exquisite, double-sided WHOLE LOVE STORY ornament, hand-painted just for you by my daughter-in-love, Aurora. (!!!)
From the cradle to the cross to the empty tomb — it’s all one great Love Story.
My hope is that this little ornament becomes part of your celebrations year after year: one side displayed at Christmas, the other at Easter — a small, beautiful reminder of the whole story of Jesus.
THE ENVELOPE ON THE COUNTER
and. of course, a fall coffee recipe to try
SOUL LEARNING for you this week:
How to Pray When You’re Overwhelmed: 5 Ways to Find Peace (+ Free Pocket Prayers)
What is the science behind prayer? What happens in our bodies and souls when we pray? How to pray when you’re overwhelmed & why it changes everything?
Holy Ambition Begins at Home
How to Wait When You’re Calling Feels Delayed
God Will Never Give Up on You
How Do You Keep Hoping When God Hasn’t Answered?
Here’s the newest conversation in our Bell Tower Stories:
How do you keep hoping when God hasn’t answered yet? Ann Voskamp and Kaci Harlow discuss Kaci’s new book, So Much Better. Come join us in BellTower Stories, up in the 1896 bell tower our little Village Table church, as “the bells are the voice of the church, with tones that touch and search.” (Longfellow)
To inspire our next generation of writers
A Liturgy Before Writing
The How and the Why of Writing as a Christian
God Made You a Writer: An Invitation to Every Christian
To deepen our connection this week:
Don’t Do life Alone
Good Reads This Fall? Best Book Recommendations
I’ve collected some of my best book picks for you:
Books from the stack here this week:
So Much Better: Daring to Trust God When You’re Waiting, Impatient, and Expectantencourages women who are in seasons of waiting, sitting in the silence of unanswered prayers and wondering if God is even listening or cares about their hopes, dreams, and prayers.
With relatable storytelling, faith-based encouragement, and grounded Bible teaching, So Much Better is an invitation to reframe seasons of waiting as sacred spaces where God refines us for His plans and purpose—to go deeper with Him as He reshapes our hearts for every good and beautiful thing He has for us.
While we all know we can’t ultimately control things, so many of us still feel compelled by something deep down to keep trying. Because what if this time we actually can fix this, convince them, redirect the outcome, and prevent what we fear will happen?
Lysa Terkeurst understands this dysfunctional cycle all too well. But she’s also learned that it’s possible for us to stop rushing through each day with anxiety over what’s around the next corner or what someone else will choose. Through the pages of her newest book, Making Peace With What I Can’t Control, she shares the biblical wisdom she’s gained, practical tools that have helped her in her most desperate moments, ways to identify when the Enemy is at work, and so much more.
Elizabeth’s new women’s Bible study, Gently Tended: A Grace-Filled Bible Study for Practicing the Spiritual Disciplines, is an invitation to slow down, breathe deeply, and trust that even in the overwhelm, God is patiently at work.
In twelve sessions, each with an accompanying video teaching, Elizabeth walks readers through foundational spiritual disciplines like prayer, simplicity, meditation, and worship, breaking them down into manageable rhythms that fit even the busiest days. Through Scripture engagement, thoughtful teaching, and guided reflection, this study is designed to bring spiritual nourishment rather than overwhelm.
In Chelsea Ohlemiller’s new book, Legacy After Loss: The Sacred Work of Remembering, Rebuilding, and Enduring Through Grief, discovesr how to honor what you’ve lost while continuing to live with purpose, faith and hope.
Through honest stories and hard-won wisdom, Chelsea reminds grieving hearts that they don’t need easy answers to find meaning, and they don’t have to leave their loved ones behind to keep moving forward.
something for you in the kitchen this week:
FLAVORS OF FALL | bake & cook with me using autumn ingredients
Can’t wait to try these recipes! I really love fall cooking most…
A great porch gift!
It’s soup season!
This looks amazing!
Oh wow!
Creativity Inspo for you this week:
The Danger of Neglecting Beauty
Be inspired after a gorgeous wander through Autumn…
Such a fun craft!
How creative!
The sweetest present!
The most darling painting!
What we’re listening to on the farm this week:
Shalom sent us this one & keep listening: Everything’s In Your Hands
God I’m Just Grateful | Elevation Worship & Chandler Moore
To Challenge You This Week:
How Do You Want Your Children to Remember You?
How Your Story of Sorrow Fits into the Gospel Story
Mission Flows From Communion
Good Stuff to make you smile:
Love this!
So funny!
Nashville! October 16-17th!
Friends! Find us near you!
We have the Best Bundle of Christmas Books to Guide You and Your Family Through this Season, Centered on Christ
Our Brand New Hardcover Deluxe Edition of The Greatest Gift!
The Wonder of the Greatest Gift is nearly 50% off!!
Unwrapping the Greatest Gift: A Family Celebration of Christmas
A Great Way to Keep Praying this Week!
Cosy September in the English Countryside: Pumpkin Recipes, The Cotswolds Slow Living
That’s all for this weekend, friends.
Go slow. Be God-struck. Grant grace. Live Truth.
Give Thanks. Love well. Re – joy, re- joy, ‘re- joys’ again
Share Whatever Is Good.
No matter what this weekend holds for you, may it remind you of the steady love of our Abba Father — the One who keeps tending hearts with such gentleness and care.
