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Cultivating A Christ-Centered Christmas
Many of you will be familiar with the name John Piper. Piper, an incredibly gifted preacher and writer has centered his church ministry at Bethlehem Baptist Church and his para church ministry,...
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The Motivation for a Christ-Centered Christmas
Many Christians are increasingly concerned with the state of Christmas in our country. Phrases like “Keep Christ in Christmas!” have become anthems of our Christian community as even the word...
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Practical Advent Traditions for a Christ-Centered Christmas
Yesterday we looked at the motivation behind celebrating a Christ-centered Christmas. If you haven’t already, I would encourage you to take the time to read yesterday’s post (as well as enter...
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Meditating on the Messiah During Christmas
Today we will be looking at practical ways to meditate on the Messiah during the Christmas season. Let us cultivate a spirit of reverence this holiday season as we celebrate the most wonderful of...
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Practical Ways to Worship the Messiah During Christmas
I truly hope you have been blessed so far by the “Cultivating a Christ-Centered Christmas” series. We have two more posts filled with practical suggestions as well as two more giveaways. Today we will...
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Imitating the Messiah During the Christmas Season
We have looked at many different practical traditions that you can make a part of your family’s Christmas celebration over the past week, today we are going to look at the most important ways that we...
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Giveaway Winners & a Reminder of How it Can All Go Wrong
Good morning ladies! What a wonderful and packed week it was last week. Here at the blog Christmas was exploding and giveaways were abounding, while in my home boxes were being filled and packed and...
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The Book Club’s Spring 2013 Reading List
Last year, I began a new adventure with you at Desiring Virtue–The Book Club. I created The Book Club at Desiring Virtue to be a place where you can come alongside other sisters-in-Christ who are...
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The Incarnation Proves God is at Work in You
Today is a wonderful day in two ways. First and foremost, I am currently at the hospital awaiting the arrival of our third little boy, Owen Kristopher Hutto. Lord willing, I will have exciting news and...
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Honoring Our Husbands in the Little Things
When my best friend and I entered our college dorm room for the first time and began unpacking, I am sure she had no idea what she was getting herself into. You see, Ashleigh was a very organized,...
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One Thing
A few weeks ago I asked Becky Pliego (who writes at Daily on My Way to Heaven) to share with us on the topic of godly priorities in the New Year. She graciously accepted my request and wrote the exact...
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Important Things Are Not Always Big Things
2 a.m. Wake to feed Baby 5 a.m. Baby wakes to be fed… I wake to feed 7 a.m. Wake to feed Baby and Big Boys 7:30 a.m. Start load of laundry 7:35 a.m. Put Baby down for nap 7:45 a.m. Unload dishwasher...
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The Ikea Effect and Relationships
Yesterday, NPR’s Morning Edition introduced me to a phenomenon known as the “Ikea Effect.” If you are unfamiliar with the store Ikea (which is a phenomenon in and of itself), imagine a humungous...
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Don’t Grow Weary Doing Good…
My husband and I have spent the past few weeks in the book of Galatians. What wonderful encouragement is found in this this plea from Paul to hold tight to the freeing and life-altering truths of the...
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Tearing Our Sisters Down
On Monday we talked about the mixed signals our culture gives to women in regard to modesty and sexuality as well as the freedom found in the gospel of Jesus Christ. Today we are blessed to have Staci...
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Is Modesty About More than Just the Clothes We Wear?
So far this month we have look at the mixed signals our culture gives women in regard to modesty and the way the Gospel gives us true dignity as well as the need to confront our sisters in Christ...
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The Beautiful Wife
If modesty is a matter of acting and dressing appropriately to your context then there is one place that we should definitely be acting and dressing seductively-our marriages! Today I am so pleased...
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Modesty in Social Media
Today, Melissa Jackson delves deeper into our discussion of modesty by looking at its implications for social media. I’m so grateful for Melissa’s contribution because this area of our lives (social...
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Last Minute Easter Basket Recommendations
Candy, eggs and bunnies, oh my! Isn’t it fun to celebrate holidays through gift giving? We moms especially love to lavish gifts on our children. Give us an opportunity to do so in a sweet, pastel...
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Because of Easter… I am Reconciled
Join me this month as we contemplate all that Christ has accomplished through his death and resurrection in a new series titled Because of Easter. Today we look at the blessing of reconciliation!...
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