Planning:It helps to make a list of everything you wish could be done to keep your house clean. Take several days to really think it through, writing down every job, from the simple things like wiping the toilet to the larger, seasonal jobs like cleaning the walls. Next, take your list and ... Read More about Easy Ways to Clean Your Home
The Day We Took the Christmas Tree Down
This post needs a subtitle, so we'll call it "How to Teach Our Children about Idolatry."If you've been reading my posts this last year, you'll know that I've been spending a bit of time in the book of Deuteronomy. Do you ever get the feeling that something you're learning is going to be ... Read More about The Day We Took the Christmas Tree Down
How to Remain in the Vine
Yeshua said, “I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes so that it will be even more fruitful. You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you. Remain in me, and I will ... Read More about How to Remain in the Vine
Open My Eyes
Do you ever feel like your prayers go no higher than the ceiling? Like God is withholding His blessing from your life? Join Anne as she speaks at a women's conference in 2011 and searches Isaiah 58 for answers to tough questions like these.>> Click to download “Open My Eyes” (40 ... Read More about Open My Eyes
Should Women Wear Pants?
"Anne, does Deuteronomy 22:5 mean that women should not wear pants? I mentioned this to a few friends, and they say that no, it just means we shouldn't look like a man. My pastor's wife is a very, very sweet woman that I look up to, and she says the same.However, the more I read the verse, the ... Read More about Should Women Wear Pants?
How to Correct Fighting Children
Way back in September, I wrote a post called "Sibling Fighting Isn't Funny." One reader wrote, "I would love to hear what you do when your kids do argue or fight. Mine don’t say hateful things, or punch each other, but this summer was particularly bad in arguing, taking offense, offending the other ... Read More about How to Correct Fighting Children
Practicing Right Responses
This post is an excerpt from my book, Too Tired. The book is designed to help you recognize the physical, mental, and emotional symptoms that accompany fatigue–and will give you strategies to cope, before it gets worse. Our reactions tend to fall into a groove. When we're tempted to think wrong ... Read More about Practicing Right Responses
How to Respond When the Flesh Takes Over
This post is an excerpt from my book, Too Tired. The book is designed to help you recognize the physical, mental, and emotional symptoms that accompany fatigue–and will give you strategies to cope, before it gets worse. The Bible says that every single human being is born wanting to live by the ... Read More about How to Respond When the Flesh Takes Over