Oh to cradle a cup of tea and talk a walk through the changing colours of this beautiful season!
In Complete Awe of the Beautiful World Our God Created
This is the Handiwork of Our Creator!
How to Invite Over Neighbors & Live the Art of Hospitality
Hospitality is not about new napkins and getting our etiquette right — hospitality is about the renewal of all things, and about those who feel lost, to know they belong right here with the people of God.
Hospitality is not about becoming the next Julia Child — hospitality is about welcoming in the marginalized as the next child of God.
And it’s humble and glorious and sacred and the realest real:
Heaven begins at a table…
Oh me too…
SOUL LEARNING for you this week:
Surrendering Your Plan for Your Great Joy
A Theology of Walking
The Deep Dish Live: Endurance in the Faith
The Power of a Quiet Life | Francis Chan
How Do You Keep Hoping When God Hasn’t Answered?
Here’s the newest conversation in our Bell Tower Stories:
Ann Voskamp, Susan K. Pitts, and Becky Thompson discuss the new Midnight Mom Devotional Bible. 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)
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Supercharge Your Awe This Week:
The Heavens Declare: An Astronomer Explores Space, Creation, & the Majesty of God
by former atheist and astrophysicist Sarah Salviander, PhD, who came to faith in Jesus through her studies of the cosmos.
“We can see a few thousand stars from Earth with the naked eye—these are our closest neighbors in the Milky Way Galaxy. If we stretch our gaze through giant telescopes to encompass the observable universe, we find it holds a staggering one septillion stars—that’s a trillion-trillion stars from one end of the cosmic horizon to the other. More than grains of sand on
every beach on Earth. More than we can even comprehend.
I like to think of this as more than just a mind-blowing piece of trivia to share with your friends. It’s a quiet, personal invitation from God to look out into the universe and realize: If He knows every single one of those countless lights by name, then He certainly knows yours.”
From The Heavens Declare by Sarah Salviander, PhD
WOW!
wild beauty!
this is surreal!
To deepen our connection this week:
Flowers as Service: Bring Kindness in a Mason Jar
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:
There are moments you get through―even entire seasons―that can feel as exhausting and hard as midnight.
Midnight Mom Devotional Bible offers you the peace, comfort, and strength of God’s Word for every midnight moment of motherhood. Throughout, you’ll find beautiful prayers for all of your daily needs, and rich devotions to encourage you through the challenges of parenting―and help you cherish the joys. Whether you are up late getting ready for the next day or carrying your family through a difficult stretch, this Bible is the perfect supportive resource for every moment of motherhood.
Because who doesn’t want to move beyond the hustle and hurry of the season into the holy hush of deeply experiencing the wonder of Jesus…. so come Christmas morning, there’s no missing out on deeply experiencing the greatest gift: Jesus Himself?
Right from the first pages of Genesis, straight through to the birth of the long-awaited Messiah in the manger, every page pointing to the coming promise of Christ, and the rescuing, saving Love coming for all of us.
Because ultimately?
We “don’t want a Christmas we have to buy. Or a Christmas we have to make, or perfect, or perform. What we all want is a Christmas we can hold. A Christmas that holds us, remakes us, revives us. We want a Christmas that whispers in awe and wonder: Jesus.” ~ The Greatest Gift
something for you in the kitchen this week:
Enchanted Autumn Tea Party
Cozy Wild Rice and Orzo Chicken Soup
invite a friend over!
trying this!
oh my goodness!
the best gift!
Creativity Inspo for you this week:
The best fall craft!
What a find!
The transformation!
LOVE THIS!
The best memory box!
getting some inspo?
What we’re listening to on the farm this week:
beautiful Fall Worship with Shane and Shane
All Sufficient Merit – Boyce Worship Collective
To Challenge You This Week:
Why Are We So Afraid of Getting Old? with Jen Wilkin
Remember, Repent, Redo: Recovering Your First Love
How to Live and Share Your Faith with Boldness
Brian Orme: The Christians We’ve Forgotten
How do we close the distance between comfortable faith and the frontlines of persecution?
Good Stuff to make you smile:
Amazing!
tearing up…
WOW!!!
Cuteness overload!
“Mmm, chocolate”
The BEST surprise
Nashville! October 16-17th!
Florida Friends! Join me in less than a month!
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 is on for just $12! INSANE!
The best thing to put in your pocket!
A Quiet Rainy Day of Fall Baking in Our Old Farmhouse
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.
