a long walk through fall loveliness this weekend and cozy up with a good book… good for the soul.
come and see the beauty our Creator made:
19 Striking, Beautiful Winners Of European Wildlife Photographer Of The Year
In A World of Taking Sides, Take This (Healing) Way Forward
I don’t know how many times I have thought about him this week, a farmer I met with beat-up hands, about 9 miles southwest of Bethlehem.
He asks me what I do.
I tell him I’m a farmer’s wife, daughter of a farmer, grand-daughter of a farmer — yeah, farmers are about the only thing our family tree has ever known.
MAMA SUE’S FRONT PORCH
going to do this right now…
SOUL LEARNING for you this week:
Beholding Christ in All 66 Books of the Bible
Spiritual Practices, Means of Grace, and Drawing Near
The Dangers of Getting Advice from the Internet
How Do You Keep Hoping When God Hasn’t Answered?
Here’s the newest conversation in our Bell Tower Stories:
Ann Voskamp and Kayla Craig discuss Kayla’s new book, Our Daily Breath Devotional. 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)
something for my readers this week:
let’s go visit?
start one in your town!
WOW!
The best idea!
Supercharge Your Awe This Week:
Overcome with Awe
Only God can!!
WOW!
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:
Our Daily Breath Devotional: 365 Prayers and Practices that Whisper Peace in a Shouting World offers a simple way to pause, breathe, and awaken to the presence of God. It’s for all of us who long to breatheagain—to pray in the midst of our very real lives. Our Daily Breathoffers a yearlong journey of prayer, thoughtful reflection, and spiritual renewal.
Through brief daily readings, Scripture, breath prayers, poetry, guided prompts, and embodied practices, Kayla helps us cultivate a sustainable rhythm of faith—one breath, one prayer, and one day at a time.
As a teenager in the foster-care system, Tori believed that she was unwanted and unloved, and her heart hardened toward God. Then her foster mom brought her to a church that took the call to care for the vulnerable very seriously. Tori saw church members stock the food bank, pick up strangers from recovery meetings, and set an extra place at the table for anyone who needed it. Their posture of hospitality led her to embrace God as her Father.
In Safe House Tori shows how that same kind of welcome—offered through your dinner table, guest bedroom, or backyard—can become a place where both you and the people you invite in start to heal. This isn’t about having the right home, the right words, or a perfectly set table. It’s about becoming a safe house.
His new book, The Reason for Jesus, reveals the ultimate purpose of the cross is not just a ticket to heaven, but an invitation into an intimate, life-changing relationship with the God who has always wanted you back.
The book is an invitation to move past religious duty ….
and into a transformative, grace-filled connection with the God who desires, above all, to be known as Father.
It’s a compelling read for anyone seeking to understand the heart behind the gospel and experience the profound, personal love of God.
The One Year Bible New Testament for New Beginnings by DaySpring is the perfect companion for whatever is ahead. Confidently take your next steps with daily Scripture passages and encouraging messages written to help you better experience the presence of God.
This beautifully designed Bible has readings listed by days rather than dates, and a timeline helps you keep track of where you are while reading through the entire New Testament in one year.
It also gives you access to the revolutionary Filament Bible app. Want to go deeper in what you’ve read? Download the app on your phone or tablet and scan the page number of your Bible to discover over 25,000 study notes, devotionals, videos, and so much more!
something for you in the kitchen this week:
A Cozy Morning Of Autumn Baking From Scratch
Chicken Parmesan Meatballs
Maple Pecan Cookies
Creativity Inspo for you this week:
Letters to a Young Creative
I love this
so fun!
What we’re listening to on the farm this week:
One Table (Acoustic) | Matt Maher, Mitch Wong, Mercy Gordon
To Challenge You This Week:
WEEPING AT DAWN: YOU WERE LOVED ALL ALONG
Broken Bodies Make Beautiful Temples
Why Being Alone with God Is So Hard | John Mark Comer
Good Stuff to make you smile:
so cute
“I like sourdough”
this is precious!
so happy
Could I Meet You?
Do you too need to know there is something ahead of you – that is so good that it changes everything about today?
And you and I, together, we could unpack it together:
• What does the future hold?
• How will all things ever be made all right? How in the world is “everything sad going to come untrue”?
• How does today really matter?
If you deeply feel that the world is not as it should be…
THEN THIS NIGHT IS FOR YOU, & I WANT TO MEET YOU HERE! Experience a one-night event full of encouragement, laughter, and real life-changing hope!
We have the Best Bundle of Christmas Books to Guide You & Yours Through this Season, Centered on Christ
Unwrapping the Greatest Gift: A Family Celebration of Christmas
The Wonder of the Greatest Gift: An Interactive Family Celebration of Advent
The Greatest Gift: Unwrapping the Full Love Story of Christmas
Loved to Life is on sale for 50% off!
The best thing to put in your pocket!
Cozy Fall Slow Living | Peaceful Days on Our Small Farm
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.
