Michelle Joy WatersMar 292 minHoly Land 2022It's been over a week since we returned from our Holy Land pilgrimage. What an amazing, life changing journey! Many people told me that...
Michelle Joy WatersMay 24, 20212 minMy Shooting Star (Don't Stop Me Now)*Little brown braids is graduating. Her college's slogan is: Hook 'em, Horns! It's a perfect fit for a girl who's had life by the horns...
Michelle Joy WatersJul 31, 20201 minOn a lighter note...I got to take most of the kids to visit our new dog today. We'll pick him up Monday. The big challenge is going to be agreeing on a name....
Michelle Joy WatersJul 24, 20202 minGetting UnstuckI know, I get it. It doesn't seem right—especially now—to complain about getting off track because of vacation. Seriously, I get it. Most...
Michelle Joy WatersJun 12, 20201 minThe Blessing of Ordinary MomentsAt the beginning of the lockdown, I started a list of all the small, daily blessings this new world order was bestowing on our family....
Michelle Joy WatersMay 22, 20202 minNow What?Here we are. Not much has changed. School ended without any fanfare. We held our breath, waiting for the end of "Zoom Gloom," monitoring...
Michelle Joy WatersApr 24, 20202 minWhen you waver, find some winsSometime last week, most of us got the news that our little people wouldn't be going back to school. We all knew this was inevitable, but...
Michelle Joy WatersApr 17, 20201 minWhat's that to you?There are two sides to this Corona coin: the simple slowdown most of our lives desperately needed on the one hand, and the fear, anxiety,...
Michelle Joy WatersApr 10, 20202 minBe a FinisherWe've come to the end of Lent. And one day we'll come to the end of quarantine too. Ending well is important in any endeavor. Maybe even...
Michelle Joy WatersApr 3, 20202 minMake Every Day CountThe days run together in this thing called quarantine. For the first time, what we have in abundance is time. Hour upon hour of time. It...
Michelle Joy WatersMar 27, 20201 minFamily First, School Second More than ever, friends have been asking, "Why did you home school for so long? It's so hard!" There's a long answer to that, and it's...
Michelle Joy WatersMar 20, 20202 minGive Yourself Grace for "School at Home"We've all seen the funny memes and posts of frantic parents thrust completely and unexpectedly into the world of school at home. Let me...
Michelle Joy WatersJan 11, 20202 minTrusting When Things Don't Go As PlannedI've been SO excited to get to work on my messages for Level Up: A Life Worthy of the Lord. I cleared my calendar all day Tuesday and...
Michelle Joy WatersDec 13, 20191 minAll that separates our FreshmanFrom our family is a few finals! What I've learned about having a kid in college after just one semester: First, the bad news: They're...
Michelle Joy WatersOct 11, 20192 minFootball, Faith, and FailureIt's bye week for all our boys and our Buckeyes too so I have a minute to reflect on the lessons of faith and failure that football is...
Michelle Joy WatersSep 27, 20191 minThe Danger of Making Your Kids Like Each OtherOne thing that never occurred to me when we sent our oldest off to college was that it would be hard for my little ones. Never even...
Michelle Joy WatersAug 30, 20194 minHow To Get Your Kids To Like WorshipDisclaimer: four of my six children don't like worship all that much. I'm holding fast God's to promise on this one: "train up a child in...
Michelle Joy WatersAug 23, 20193 minAre You Tired of School Mornings Already?Ah, back to school. Most moms breathe a sigh of relief as the bus pulls away that first day. But by day four or five, what begins as mild...
Michelle Joy WatersAug 20, 20191 minWe have a PODCAST! Introducing.... Pastors Confidential: two pastors, one podcast: short segments (usually released on Mondays) where we take the questions...
Michelle Joy WatersAug 15, 20192 minMy Favorite Pictures Don't Make it on FacebookI have an album I started long before the days of social media, even before my short stint with scrapbooking. I got the idea from my...