Welcome!
Looking for a place to tend to your soul?
That’s what we do at the Greenhouse.
Join us to dig deep to the heart of matters, grow roots in Christ and bear fruit in Christian living.
Latest from the Greenhouse
Do you believe “Heaven is for Real”?
Do you actually believe “heaven is for real”? Do you think about it often? Is it something you look forward to? Those were questions some friends asked at our house last week. Our conversation left me pondering, “Why don’t we think about heaven more often?” I know...
10 Verses about waiting on the Lord
God’s people wait. It’s a recurring theme in our history. Noah waited for God to send rain; he waited for God to stop it. Abraham and Sarah waited for a child. David waited for deliverance from a mad king. The Israelites waited for deliverance from slavery. They...
3 Tips for the family in changing seasons
It’s my turn in the backseat. We’re halfway home on an 18-hour road trip back to West Texas from the Tennessee Smoky Mountains. Our college sons are in the front now—one drives while the other plays the music. I’m enjoying the scenery from the back. The pear trees...
Faithful but not Fruitful – When missionaries see little fruit for their work
Are you a missionary or minister who feels the pressure to produce? Do you feel discouraged when you work hard but have little fruit to show for it? I recently listened to Aileen Coleman speak at the Mobilizing Medical Missions Conference and since then I’ve wanted to...
How to create silent spaces in the day and break the noisy habit
It’s so noisy TVs blare in restaurants, coffee shops and at home in the living room. Music fills the car. Emails shout for attention at work. The kids shout for attention at home. Something always fills up quiet spaces. Noise stirs up our thoughts like the waves of...
Springtime for the Soul -An invitation to Lent
Does your soul long for springtime? Are you ready to see buds of new growth in your life? I don’t know about you, but I often find myself in a spiritual winter. Sometimes my transformation to become like Christ goes into hibernation. My roots are dormant and there is...
“Love is” – 10 Quotes from Charlie Brown about Love
It’s February already! Since Valentine’s Day is around the corner, today I’m going to share some insights about love from one of our favorite life philosophers, Charlie Brown and the Peanuts gang. My husband has loved them since he was a kid—he still has a Peanuts bed...
3 Lessons about getting rid of the old before you put on the new
Hello friends! Is it too late to say Happy New Year? I haven’t connected with the Greenhouse blog since Christmas, so I feel like my year is just beginning now that I’m able to write again. Truth is, I’ve been buried under a huge DIY home project that we embarked on...
Lessons in the sunrise
Last week the sunrises were stunning. During the winter I usually walk later in the day after the sun has had time to warm my path--I’m a wimp about the cold, especially with a strong north wind. But last week was unseasonably warm enough that I went on walks earlier...