by Emily | Mar 25, 2018 | Celebrations, Church Life
This weekend, we celebrate Palm Sunday. I paused this morning, thinking of Jesus beginning his Passion week- the week leading up to his death on the cross. Jesus is at his peak of fame- crowds flocked to him, people adored him. Palm Sunday signals the start of a big...
by Emily | Apr 2, 2017 | Celebrations
Almost 10 weeks ago, we moved into our new home. I am really looking forward to the holidays to be able to settle in properly and hopefully complete painting our living space. On the weekend, we started getting excited about Easter and pulled the Easter decorations...
by Emily | Mar 26, 2017 | Reviews
Easter is quickly approaching! For the last few years, I feel like I have always been a bit underprepared with Easter and I am left rushing and struggling to be intentional. In order to be a bit more prepared, I am starting my Easter posts early 🙂 One tradition we...
by Emily | Apr 3, 2016 | Encouragement
Last weekend we celebrated Easter and the glorious gift of grace in Jesus! But as we moved from Good Friday, through to Easter Sunday there is that pregnant pause of Easter Saturday. There is no church service to attend, no celebration; Jesus is dead. And it got me...
by Emily | Mar 20, 2016 | Encouragement
I love history. There is something about discovering gems of what has gone before and how it impacts my life today that really excites me. So recently, as I gathered with my Bible study group, I was surprised when one lady suggested Christians should no longer hold...