by Tara L. Cole | May 14, 2018 | Abide, Bible Study
I woke up hoping to get 30 minutes of quiet time to myself. The smell of coffee trailed through the house. The quiet rain pattered on the window. I relaxed into my chair, wrapping my hands around the warm coffee mug, and released a sigh. It had been a long week, and I...
by Tara L. Cole | Mar 27, 2018 | Bible Study, Filling Up, God, quiet time
I’m exhausted. As the mother of three sons 7, 5, and 2, a wife, a teacher, and writer, life can often seem overwhelming. Blogs, Facebook, and magazines seem to tell me I can have it all. I can do it all. If I try hard enough, try this organization method, try this...
by Tara L. Cole | Jun 6, 2016 | Bible Study, Filling Up
You’ve probably noticed that since I took a full-time teaching job in January things here have slowed down. And they have. I’ve spent the last 6 months getting my feet under me and figuring out what life looks like being a wife and mother while also...
by Tara L. Cole | Dec 29, 2015 | Bible Study, Filling Up, quiet time
I struggle with daily quiet time. I know. One of the queens of Quiet Time is not supposed to struggle with it, right? I do. Frequently. When I look at a list of studies like the one in my post from a few weeks ago, sometimes I begin to feel overwhelmed. I...
by Tara L. Cole | Dec 7, 2015 | Bible Study, Online Bible Study, Search for Significance
Guilt. We all feel it, right? Right now I’m really working to fight it off. A few days ago I had a sick baby. We were up half the night. When I took him to the doctor early the the next morning, I found out baby had a double ear infection. While we waited at home to...
by Tara L. Cole | Nov 18, 2015 | Bible Study
This holiday season already has me struggling to get in my time with God on a regular basis. This entire past weekend slipped by and I realized I hadn’t spent any time along with God. Yikes! By Monday morning I was starving for Him, but wasn’t sure where to...
