Holy Land 2022
It's been over a week since we returned from our Holy Land pilgrimage. What an amazing, life changing journey! Many people told me that...
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Michelle Joy Waters
- May 24, 2021
- 2 min
My 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 Waters
- Jul 31, 2020
- 1 min
On 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 Waters
- Jul 24, 2020
- 2 min
Getting Unstuck
I 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 Waters
- Jun 12, 2020
- 1 min
The Blessing of Ordinary Moments
At 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 Waters
- May 22, 2020
- 2 min
Now 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 Waters
- Apr 24, 2020
- 2 min
When you waver, find some wins
Sometime 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 Waters
- Apr 17, 2020
- 1 min
What'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 Waters
- Apr 10, 2020
- 2 min
Be a Finisher
We'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 Waters
- Apr 3, 2020
- 2 min
Make Every Day Count
The 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 Waters
- Mar 27, 2020
- 1 min
Family 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 Waters
- Mar 20, 2020
- 2 min
Give 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 Waters
- Jan 10, 2020
- 2 min
Trusting When Things Don't Go As Planned
I'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 Waters
- Dec 13, 2019
- 1 min
All that separates our Freshman
From 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 Waters
- Oct 11, 2019
- 2 min
Football, Faith, and Failure
It'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 Waters
- Sep 27, 2019
- 1 min
The Danger of Making Your Kids Like Each Other
One 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 Waters
- Aug 30, 2019
- 4 min
How To Get Your Kids To Like Worship
Disclaimer: 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 Waters
- Aug 23, 2019
- 3 min
Are 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 Waters
- Aug 20, 2019
- 1 min
We have a PODCAST!
Introducing.... Pastors Confidential: two pastors, one podcast: short segments (usually released on Mondays) where we take the questions...
Michelle Joy Waters
- Aug 15, 2019
- 2 min
My Favorite Pictures Don't Make it on Facebook
I 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...