Author: Michele Morin

Michele Morin is a Bible teacher, writer, reader, and gardener committed to the truth that women can become confident Christ-followers and students of God's Word. She has been married to an unreasonably patient husband for thirty-plus years, and together they have four married sons and a growing fleet of adorable grandchildren. Michele loves hot tea and well-crafted sentences, poems that stop her in her tracks, and days at the ocean with the whole family. She laments biblical illiteracy and advocates for the prudent use of “little minutes.” She blogs at Living Our Days, and you can connect with her on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter.

Conversation at the Door

October 27, 2015October 28, 2015 Michele Morin23 Comments

Some of our most important and profound words are said in doorways. Because someone is leaving, words spoken at the door are often more consequential, more weighty. Time is short and must not be frittered away. An entire evening may pass filled with light conversation and meandering stories until it's time to say goodbye, and suddenly the… Continue reading Conversation at the Door

M is for Manger — A Book Review

October 24, 2015October 22, 2015 Michele Morin18 Comments

Confession: We take a day off from school every year to decorate for Christmas. When everyone was small, it truly took all day. However, now that everyone is strong and competent, the boxes are out of the attic, and everything is festive in a matter of hours, and it's a good thing because the boys all… Continue reading M is for Manger — A Book Review

“Come into the Dark and Lament”

October 22, 2015January 4, 2017 Michele Morin15 Comments

Robert Frost's thrush is not singing a solo in his invitation to lament, but is adding to the words of the prophet Jeremiah, and has now been joined by Soong-Chan Rah in Prophetic Lament: A Call for Justice in Troubled Times. In Frost's poem, the invitation is declined, and perhaps he had good reason, as he was "out… Continue reading “Come into the Dark and Lament”

Invitation to Adventure

October 20, 2015October 21, 2015 Michele Morin41 Comments

I may possibly have rolled my eyes a teensy bit as I glanced at the 3x5 card from my pocket: "Sing praise to the Lord for He has done gloriously. Let this be made known in all the earth," Isaiah 12:5. It's not that I disbelieve the first clause; no, it's the scope of the… Continue reading Invitation to Adventure

For the Creative Soul

October 17, 2015October 13, 2015 Michele Morin27 Comments

I am a utilitarian knitter with mittens, dish cloths, and the occasional scarf as my only output, but even so, one of the things that is always in my sturdy, grab-and-go backpack is a pair of knitting needles holding my current knitting project. It may go for months untouched, but I value any time that… Continue reading For the Creative Soul

The Burden Is Light

October 16, 2015October 16, 2015 Michele Morin18 Comments

“Even my sink is full today!” I grouched, pouring another wire basket of tomatoes into the path of the running water. There were cucumbers on the counter, beans in the garden that needed to be picked . . . and no time to do it all. I love my garden -- although sometimes this is… Continue reading The Burden Is Light

Don’t Put It Off

October 14, 2015October 14, 2015 Michele Morin28 Comments

I really didn't think I needed this book. It was written for procrastinators, for people who need help in Taming the To-Do-List. If anything, I'm an "ante-crastinator," too faint-hearted to wait until the last minute, who goes into panic mode just thinking about the potential of going into panic mode. But then I read Glynnis… Continue reading Don’t Put It Off

Everyday Blessings

October 12, 2015October 12, 2015 Michele Morin37 Comments

Just this morning I penned gift number 4,013 into my gratitude journal where, for four years, I have been recording everyday blessings: candle light before dawn; everyone home for dinner; first apple pie from our very own tree. Eileen Spinelli has created a rhyming picture book that will set readers onto the path of remembering all… Continue reading Everyday Blessings

9 Names that Belong on Your Bookshelf

October 9, 2015October 8, 2015 Michele Morin22 Comments

In a life time of reading, we make friends with a variety of authors, usually total strangers to us in real life, but nonetheless, known and beloved, because we have come to know them intimately through their books. In Writers to Read, Douglas Wilson invites his readers into the circle of friends he has formed… Continue reading 9 Names that Belong on Your Bookshelf

Change: Friend or Enemy?

October 7, 2015January 26, 2016 Michele Morin25 Comments

For me, it was a case of the right book at the right time when Girl Meets Change by Kristen Strong showed up in my mailbox. I am walking through a season of boys coming and boys going; setting the table each night with only four plates . . . or hearing that we may possibly need nine plates;… Continue reading Change: Friend or Enemy?