by Kelly Adkins | Nov 25, 2022 | Christian Life
For 28 years of marriage, I insisted on a real Christmas tree, because real trees equaled real joy. We’d travel as a family the Friday after Thanksgiving, hunting and opening and shaking and fluffing dozens of Frasier firs till we crowned “the perfect one.” We’d...
by Kelly Adkins | Sep 10, 2022 | Christian Life
I recently listened to a podcast episode on the topic of decluttering, focusing on the reasons why we all need less stuff, and why it’s often so hard to make that happen. (Yes, please follow me for more tips on exciting ways to spend your free time!) The episode...
by Kelly Adkins | Apr 23, 2022 | Christian Life
Mother’s Day. There have hardly been two more inadequate words in history. How does “Mother” sum up all the grief-joy-doubt-love-work of this calling? How can a “Day” hold a million moments of longing, laughing, pain, beauty, and prayer? These two words often shut the...
by Kelly Adkins | Feb 3, 2022 | Christian Life
It only takes one glance through the magazines in the grocery checkout line to confirm our culture’s obsession with transformation: Eat, Look, and Live Better; Spend Smarter and Live Happier; Amazing Before and After Makeovers…of Home or Work or Body or Self. We know...