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My husband and I have always loved the concept of opening our home for hospitality…but it rarely happened. Our first apartment was small, and we didn’t really think we had room for company, and then kids came.

I’m aware of how very quickly I grow impatient with unanswered prayer requests. Much past a week or so, let alone a month or two, and I’m already tempted to wonder if God heard me and when, if ever, he will answer me.

I have this cabinet in my kitchen that seems to get out of hand frequently…you open the cabinet, it falls out on you, or rather the contents do. So often I get out what I need, then stuff the rest back in and close the door quickly. Yesterday, as I was stuffing fallen lids back into the cabinet, the Holy Spirit showed me that my heart can be like this cabinet.

I recently read Eve in Exile: And the Restoration of Femininity by Rebekah Merkle. Okay, I actually listened to the audio book while I washed dishes in the evenings. It was the time this mom had, but I’m pretty sure it still counts as reading.

Rebekah’s basic premise is that we have lost our understanding of what biblical femininity is, partly due to the culture’s all-out efforts to promote a form of feminism. It has seeped into our daily function in ways we don’t even realize.

Editor’s Note: Enjoy this bonus article from yesterday’s post!

For as long as I can remember, my mom planned her meals each week, and this discipline is something she has passed on to me. Calling meal planning a discipline might seem surprising, but I think it’s accurate because I need to choose to do it. Many times, I don’t approach it cheerfully, and it’s not my favorite part of a weekend, but I do it because I’ve seen the benefits firsthand.