For My Friends Be Still, and Notice 17 Mar 20213 Nov 2021 By Katie Helmreich I slept through my alarm this morning. Luckily, my early bird son woke up and noticed we were running late. Two out of three kids got dressed,…
Cultural Studies 10 *Good* Things about Daylight Savings 13 Mar 2021 By Katie Helmreich My Facebook memories lately have been full of my chronic complaints about Daylight Saving Time. Normally, I'm a fairly optimistic person so I challenged myself to find…
Discipleship Tools… As I Have Loved You 1 Feb 202119 Jan 2021 By Katie Helmreich A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another.John 13:34 (NIV) Kids! Quit needling each other. Why can't you keep your feet to…
What Will You Be When You Grow Up? 21 Jan 2021 By Katie Helmreich Some people are born knowing what they're going to do in life. Choosing a career, setting goals, or finding ways to serve seem to come as naturally…
Discipleship Tools Looking Back on My Sermon Sketch Notes 12 Jan 202113 Jan 2021 By Katie Helmreich I have been blessed by hundreds and hundreds of incredible sermons in my lifetime! But... I could probably only tell you about a few of them. And...…
O Zoom, All Ye Faithful 16 Dec 202015 Dec 2020 By Katie Helmreich In those days a decree went out, that everyone should return to their own homes and stay there. This was the first pandemic in a hundred years,…
For My Friends Immanuel in Our Mess 9 Dec 202016 Dec 2020 By Katie Helmreich We're "real tree" people. Come what may, we load everybody in the Suburban and head to the tree farm early each December! I love the cozy, Courier and…
Discipleship Tools… Thank You Lord, For Pizza 17 Nov 2020 By Katie Helmreich Jane was almost asleep, basking in the glow of the mini Christmas tree I agreed to set up early, curled up in her bed with Bear and…
Discipleship Tools… Our Thankfulness Garland 13 Nov 2020 By Katie Helmreich I have been chasing after my youngest all day, cleaning up one mess after another. She glued a kitchen towel to the counter "on accinent." The bathroom was…
For My Friends Want Help? 13 Oct 2020 By Katie Helmreich The children slaved away in the glaring sun, blasted by cruel winds, starving and dying of thirst. What had they done in their short lives to have…
For My Friends Dwell In Unity 1 Oct 20201 Oct 2020 By Katie Helmreich It was a beautiful summer evening. Perfect for prepping the driveway for new concrete. My job was to wet the gravel so it would compact well. I…
For My Friends Knows My Needs and Well Provides Me 22 Aug 202023 Oct 2020 By Katie Helmreich Ah, school supplies... There's something uniquely invigorating about a fresh notebook. Pristine erasers. Loading the lead and clicking it to the tip of the pencil. Cracking open…
What Do I Know About Rest? 6 Aug 2020 By Katie Helmreich Back in the midst of distance learning and acclimating to the idea that everything could be suddenly shut down, I spent every spare minute to work out…
Enthusiasm! 26 Jul 2020 By Katie Helmreich Enthusiasm! Dream big dreams! Do big things! Go, fight, win! Be AMAZING!!! There are days when we can do enthusiasm with all the cartwheels and exponential exclamation…
Consider the Ducklings 19 Jul 202018 Jul 2020 I am the one in our family that has to shoot down the crazy ideas. Somebody's got to, it's crazy enough around here as it is! I can't tell you…
For My Friends Let it Shine 11 Jul 202011 Jul 2020 By Katie Helmreich Our 4th of July was absolutely idyllic. We celebrated with family and friends out in our backyard, paddling around in the creek with the ducklings, playing games,…
For My Friends Dipping Your Toes Into Creativity 15 Jun 202015 Jun 2020 By Katie Helmreich It is such a joy to be part of the Ponder Anew Facebook community, sharing as we go through the Hymn Journal together! I absolutely love seeing…
For My Friends Hidden Treasures 11 Jun 2020 By Katie Helmreich Every night for the past couple of months, my youngest has asked to do a page or two in her Hidden Picture books instead of stories. She's…
