by Katy Kauffman @KatyKauffman28 A silent plea to stand fills my heart every time. When I hear a soul-stirring song in a church service, I want to stand up. It just feels right. To show my solidarity for God and the words of the song and the power of the…

by Katy Kauffman @KatyKauffman28 After my second book, I ran into several dead ends. I thought maybe God wanted me to write about the book of Nehemiah. I have learned so much from Nehemiah’s story, but no, I wasn’t supposed to write about that. Then the gospel of Mark—another book…

by Katy Kauffman @KatyKauffman28 Devotions are “story-heavy.” The danger is making them almost “story-only.” I have seen writers share takeaway—value that readers can take away and apply to their lives—in just 250 words. Not easy, right?  What if your word count range was 500-800 words? That seems to be the…

by Katy Kauffman @KatyKauffman28 It’s beautifully disguised—my little pitfall in the backyard. The fun project? Planting flowers of every season in our back shrub bed. The problem? We took out too much dirt.  In our zeal for this new project, my family removed weeds and clumps of stubborn grass from…

by Katy Kauffman @KatyKauffman28 A new year means fifty-two new blog posts to plan. Fifty-two! Or less if you blog every other week. Regardless, that is a lot of posts. The excitement of a new year brings joy, especially with the hopes of a vaccine in this pandemic. But how…

by Katy Kauffman @KatyKauffman28 I never get tired of looking at my mother’s sideboard. Each season, she “scrapbooks” it, decorating the shelves with gorgeous dishes, flowers, and greenery. The details capture my attention, and the loveliness feels like home. For Christmas, pine branches and holly sprigs peek out between ivory…