There they were on our front doorstep, just like her text message said they would be. A box of donuts. There were six of them. Krispy Kremes in different flavours—and it was lunchtime. At that moment I thanked the Lord for my mother-in-law, that she loves others through gift giving, and that this particular gift arrived when it did: Husband away for the week, house in a state, kids fighting. 

The other thing that keeps moving with me, regardless of where I am moving to or from, or the type and size of my space, is my sinful heart, full of selfishness, pride, comparison, envy, discontent, and greed. For me, these are part and parcel of homemaking. As the years go on I have grown more alert for these sins in my heart and more willing to deal with them, but it is a battle.