I absolutely love this woman and her heart! Following Jesus together and being in community together for the past four years has been so life-giving and restorative for me! As a single mama of two, working in ministry, Toni Collier knows what it feels like to need to be seen, to need to be found as| Ann Voskamp
Stacy Edwards is a trucker’s daughter, a pastor’s wife, and a mom to five beautiful daughters. Since her teens, Stacy has had an insatiable love of Scripture that she credits solely to the grace of God. To know her is to know an ordinary woman in love with an extraordinary Savior. It’s a joy to welcome Stacy to the farm’s table today… Guest Post by Stacy Edwards I grew up in an extended family in which alcoholism was rampant on both sides. I saw it with my own eyes, personally felt ...| Ann Voskamp
Happy, happy, happy weekend! Let yourself smile, be crazy inspired, laugh, love & really live the gift of this lifejust a little bit more this weekend… Smile a mile wide & believe like crazy in a Good God redeeming everything — and that there’s love everywhere & for ((you))! Serving up only the Good Stuff for you & your people right here: Photo by Cameron Cress Photo by Sir. Simo Photo by Anna Hunko Photo by Sarah Elizabe Photo by Ilia Bronskiy Want to go visit a library, a b...| Ann Voskamp
From kitchen fires to flooded basements, long-term illness to seasons of deep grief, Jamie Erickson knows what it is like to be overwhelmed as a mom. After untangling and tying all the loose ends of marriage and family for over two decades, however, she also knows a few simple ways to overcome. It’s a joy to welcome Jamie to the farm’s table today… Guest Post by Jamie Erickson I sat across from a young mom in a hipster coffee shop, the kind that serves deconstructed breakfast sandwiches...| Ann Voskamp
She’s one of my favorite people! Tara Sun is a wife, mama to two boys, author, and podcaster – lives her life with hands and heart full. Yet, she’s no stranger to the overwhelm and exhaustion that we all feel from shouldering the responsibility of daily life. That’s why she is so deeply passionate about helping other women know, love, and live God’s Word and uncomplicate what it means to put Him first in everything – the mundane, the magical, the hard, and the good – through the...| Ann Voskamp
Happy, happy, happy weekend! Let yourself smile, be crazy inspired, laugh, love & really live the gift of this lifejust a little bit more this weekend… Smile a mile wide & believe like crazy in a Good God redeeming everything — and that there’s love everywhere & for ((you))! Serving up only the Good Stuff for you & your people right here: Photo by Samuel Ferrara Photo by Hans Hamann Photo by Ezra Jeffrey-Comeau Photo by Isaac Martin Photo by Alexander Milo “Yours, O Lord, is ...| Ann Voskamp
Maybe it’s safe here to say that women have often been overlooked in Scripture—often unnamed, silenced, or harmed—yet their stories profoundly matter. The Bible is good news for all, offering light, life, and truth for today. Women in Scripture deserve to be seen, and women reading it today deserve to be equipped. Just as Eugene Peterson hoped people would encounter God through The Message, over eighty diverse women have contributed to a new devotional Bible with the same longing. Today...| Ann Voskamp
Happy, happy, happy weekend! Let yourself smile, be crazy inspired, laugh, love & really live the gift of this lifejust a little bit more this weekend... Smile a mile wide & believe like crazy in a Good God redeeming everything -- and that there's love everywhere & for ((you)| Ann Voskamp
As a working mom juggling all kinds of family needs, Mindy Ferguson knows what it feels like to be exhausted and overwhelmed by the daily demands of serving people and the burden of her everyday responsibilities. A friend’s perfectly timed decision to share an intriguing Scripture verse encouraged her to persevere through an intense and demanding time in her life and highlights how sharing Scripture with a sister-in-Christ can alter her perspective and encourage her to persevere through cha...| Ann Voskamp
Our first child was born in the spring of 1995. And our 7th child was born at the end of summer of 2014, and for a few months every year, our seven children span, from oldest to youngest, across a whole twenty years. Our second to last child announced in the kitchen just yesterday morning that she has just over 31 days left with us — before she packs up her bags and books and heads to university for the first time. When your heart stretches to bring a child into the world, your skin thi...| Ann Voskamp
All summer, I’ve been writing a messy love letter in my head about this very moment, whatever the one is that my body is actually in. The one where I’m kneeling over the roses in the picket fence garden, right off the front porch, examining the underside of every leaf for sawfly slugs gnawing up the possibility of any more unfurling blooms, or the moment every morning where I soak nine alfalfa cubes in a pot of warm water, to carry out on a thrifted platter to my pregnant ewe, Jewel, as h...| Ann Voskamp
When the heat of July finally gives way to a good summer rain falling across our fields of wheat and sheep? It feels like a real invitation to curl up on the front porch swing with a blanket, a cup of tea, and a soul good book. We are all pilgrims on a journey, but only some come to actually know the Way. Which is the absolute perfect opportunity for you to join me: Audible is offering a 3 month free trial, for new customers or past customers, and I’m crazy delighted because this means you ...| Ann Voskamp
Happy, happy, happy weekend! Let yourself smile, be crazy inspired, laugh, love & really live the gift of this lifejust a little bit more this weekend… Smile a mile wide & believe like crazy in a Good God redeeming everything — and that there’s love everywhere & for ((you))! Serving up only the Good Stuff for you & your people right here: It’s been wheat harvest here on the farm this week, my very favorite week of the year… a week to soak in the beauty of the harvest and to pray a...| Ann Voskamp
A collector of stories, Evie Polsley loves to learn from those around her. She has seen how God can use our unique stories of trials and triumphs to help draw people closer to him. As a daily part of the Tyndale Bible Team, she loves helping people discover how the Bible plays an integral role in each of our stories. She is passionate about helping others better engage with the Bible so she can have a front row seat to seeing how the Holy Spirit uses them to transform the world! It’s a joy ...| Ann Voskamp
Happy, happy, happy weekend! Let yourself smile, be crazy inspired, laugh, love & really live the gift of this lifejust a little bit more this weekend… Smile a mile wide & believe like crazy in a Good God redeeming everything — and that there’s love everywhere & for ((you))! Serving up only the Good Stuff for you & your people right here: Photo by Daniel J. Schwarz Photo by Jessica Anderson Photo by Dan Romero Photo by Josh Hild May your weekend have little adventures that feel ...| Ann Voskamp
C.S. Lewis said, "Joy is the serious business of Heaven." Too often, however, joy is missing from our lives. When we look to Scripture, we see examples of early Christians thriving even amid hardship and persecution. How do we recapture that deep and stubborn joy? In this excerpt from I Choose Joy,| Ann Voskamp
As a new mom, Jordan Sears’s heart’s desire is to raise her daughter to be strong, compassionate, and full of faith—knowing her worth and how loved she truly is, no matter what. Being loved and known by God is a beautiful start, but understanding that her identity extends beyond that is important too. May every believer of all ages, young and old, know God deeply and embrace her true identity in Christ. It’s a joy to welcome Jordan Sears to the farm’s table today… Guest Post by Jo...| Ann Voskamp
I absolutely love this women and try to read everything she writes! My friendship with Lisa Whittle has grown strong and tender through the years, anchored by our passion for Jesus and seeking first the Kingdom of God. From diets to workouts to anti-aging serums, we’re constantly told to do more, be more, change more. But what if your body was already declaring the goodness of your Creator? In this excerpt from her new Bible study, Body and Soul, author and Bible teacher Lisa Whittle offers...| Ann Voskamp
Grief can feel like a dam breach, and you feel all this aching sadness for one heartbreak… that gives way to grieving all kinds of collective losses and accumulative sadness. “If God allowed these tragedies — how can we pray to Him, lean on Him, trust in Him, through these same tragedies?“ I fought tears much of the day yesterday, and then I just let it all come, moved with a deep, deep, sadness over so many tender, heart-shattering tragedies… which broke open some interior dam of m...| Ann Voskamp
Oh we all feel it… how the tender days in which we live leave us longing for peace. Where can we find the inner calm our souls crave? My friend, Grace Fox, answers this universal question in her new book, Names of God: Knowing Peace. A career missionary, full-time sailboat dweller, and grandma to fourteen, Grace—a woman who humbly lives up to her name—inspires hope, courage, and transformation through God’s Word in audiences around the globe. With transparency, warmth, and wisdom, she...| Ann Voskamp
Happy, happy, happy weekend! Let yourself smile, be crazy inspired, laugh, love & really live the gift of this lifejust a little bit more this weekend… Smile a mile wide & believe like crazy in a Good God redeeming everything — and that there’s love everywhere & for ((you))! Serving up only the Good Stuff for you & your people right here: Photo by Sharissa Johnson Photo by Annie Spratt Photo by John Thomas Photo by Annie Spratt Photo by Annie Spratt Slow down and really consider ...| Ann Voskamp
Happy, happy, happy weekend! Let yourself smile, be crazy inspired, laugh, love & really live the gift of this lifejust a little bit more this weekend… Smile a mile wide & believe like crazy in a Good God redeeming everything — and that there’s love everywhere & for ((you))! Serving up only the Good Stuff for you & your people right here: Photo by Svitlana Photo by Evangelina Silina Photo by Madara Photo by Evangelina Silina Who’s ready for Picnic season?! We are! all your i...| Ann Voskamp
What can you do when the world’s spinning sorta sideways but come alongside just one person and find ways to steady them with love? “You always said something, Ann…” a friend mentioned this week. “You always said, “It’s okay already.” “So in n the early morning hours, that’s what I did, as I lay in bed with my anxious mind running to and fro, I thought of what you used to say often: It’s okay already.” Because God is with us, won’t forsake us, is always for us...| Ann Voskamp
Happy, happy, happy weekend! Let yourself smile, be crazy inspired, laugh, love & really live the gift of this lifejust a little bit more this weekend… Smile a mile wide & believe like crazy in a Good God redeeming everything — and that there’s love everywhere & for ((you))! Serving up only the Good Stuff for you & your people right here: Photos by: thechaffins.co I lift up my eyes to the Mountains – where does my help come from? My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and ...| Ann Voskamp
