top of page
Search


What's On My Shelf (Jan 2021)
Have you set any reading goals for 2021? Looking back on 2020, there was definitely an increase in available time to read, for me at...

Amber Thiessen
Jan 20, 2021


Enjoy Jesus Through The Spiritual Disciplines
Have you started a bible reading plan this year? Or made other goals for your spiritual growth? Setting goals for the year can be...

Amber Thiessen
Jan 13, 2021


Never Too Old
“Mom, I don’t want to get old because I don’t want to get lines on my face.” This from my 4 year old daughter. My first response was a...

Amber Thiessen
Jan 6, 2021


3 Covenants of Scripture
The to-do list is a long paper trail when you are preparing to move overseas. Meet with lawyers, accountants to plan and prepare; medical...

Amber Thiessen
Dec 30, 2020


6 Quotes for the Downhearted
Born in England in 1834, Charles Spurgeon heard and accepted the gospel during his teenage years. Not much later, at the young age of 19,...

Amber Thiessen
Dec 23, 2020


Top 10 Books of 2020
{Find my 2019 list here!!} The end of the year bids us to spend some time in reflection, and for me, one of the ways I reflect is through...

Amber Thiessen
Dec 14, 2020


What We See With A Bird's Eye View
Traveling across the province camping this summer, we stumbled upon a new hobby of bird watching. With my daughter’s trusty bird guide in...

Amber Thiessen
Dec 9, 2020


What's On My Shelf (Dec 2020)
There are many words and pages that help stir our heart this season, toward celebration, delight, and adoration of a coming King. Maybe...

Amber Thiessen
Dec 7, 2020


7 Advent Book Ideas
The advent season is almost upon us. Whether it's baking, shopping or decorating, I'm sure many of us are already in the middle of...

Amber Thiessen
Nov 25, 2020


The Tension Between Gifts and Guilt
On the verge of Black Friday, in the throes of online Christmas gift shopping, hoping that delivery will be on time for our stuff to...

Amber Thiessen
Nov 24, 2020


What's On My Shelf (November 2020)
A reader's greatest trouble is the length of their "to-read" list. :) Well, at least it is mine anyway. Tony Reinke writes this, "For...

Amber Thiessen
Nov 19, 2020


On Trading Our Fears
What kind of fears have you experienced in your life? It's a really vulnerable question. I remember taking a daladala to the city by...

Amber Thiessen
Nov 10, 2020


Favourite Books About Missions
"“The history of missions is the history of answered prayer.” ― Samuel Zwemer It can be easy for those of us "at home" to go on with our...

Amber Thiessen
Nov 5, 2020


Deep Discipleship | Book Review
When you consider your spiritual growth, which places, people or ministries come to mind as significant for you? Maybe it was the youth...

Amber Thiessen
Nov 3, 2020


What's On My Shelf (Sept 2020)
The beach reading season is over...back to normal life (and textbooks). I'm still trying to curl around the campfire with a book in the...

Amber Thiessen
Sep 16, 2020


Growing Together | Book Review
"Would you consider mentoring me?" Isn’t that one of the most nerve-wracking questions a Christian woman could ask another? Or maybe,...

Amber Thiessen
Sep 1, 2020


What’s On My Shelf (July 2020)
There’s something about summer that brings a new inspiration for reading. For me, it is probably the new reading locations; around the...

Amber Thiessen
Jul 29, 2020


The Complexities of Our Heart: Knowing, Desiring and Choosing
These summer months have built many new family memories, as we’ve explored some new campgrounds, and trails. With childrens’ propensity...

Amber Thiessen
Jul 13, 2020


A Story Told Through Objects
Objects tell a story. An old low German Bible, pieces of sea glass, and an arrow head; Tanzanian fabric that hang as curtains, a small...

Amber Thiessen
Jun 11, 2020


What's On My Shelf (May 2020)
Reading has been an enjoyable past time for me. I always enjoy learning new things, seeing how God worked in the lives of people through...

Amber Thiessen
May 4, 2020
bottom of page