Finding Contentment in the Full and the Empty

Carrie KittingerFaith, Parenting

My house is usually full of people during the holidays, which is amazingly beautiful and messy all wrapped up together. Laughter and tears, cooking and baking, extras squeezed around the table, stacks of dishes, loads of laundry and late-night talks. Then all too soon, everyone leaves and I’m teary-eyed and cranky. (The crankiness doesn’t last more than a day or …

No Greater Joy

Carrie KittingerFaith, Parenting

In January, my daughter and I had the opportunity to minister at a women’s retreat with my mom in the Boston area. Three generations serving the Lord together. It was such an honor! My mom and I don’t have the privilege of living in the same community so I loved hearing from so many women how much they love, appreciate …