Hope For The Home

04/19/2026

I hope you all are having a beautiful and blessed Sunday afternoon! It’s a perfect 68* and not a cloud in the sky kind of day. ☀️

04/05/2026

We have a living Savior! 🙌🏻

04/04/2026

I can’t imagine what it was like for Jesus to be mocked, ridiculed, and beaten only to be nailed and hung on the cross to die for something He did not do. The same people who claim they were protecting Rome from Jesus’s teachings, were the scoffers of the very scripture He preached. He was innocent, yet executed by the guilty. He was hated, but chose to love us. He gives life, is life, but Who chose to die for those that they might receive life. And for the Jews that wished death upon Jesus, to allow a murderer to be set free instead, to killing of lambs during Passover, while rejecting and being responsible for the death of the One true lamb of God, this is our Good Friday.

This is what the Cross did for Christians. This is where Christ said, “It is finished.”

Jesus died for scoffers, for the ones who rejected and beat him, for the sick and wounded.

I can’t imagine loving mankind so deeply that I would choose to be ridiculed, accused, slandered, beaten, and murdered in the way He did.

The price has been paid friends.
Accept, believe, and receive.
It sounds simple because it is.

Repentance is a requirement and forgiveness is a gift.

This is Good Friday because it is finished!

04/01/2026

The gift of time with each other…
Although it took us more than 20 years before we ever left for a weekend getaway, we have zero regrets because we chose that path for the right reasons. Lately, we both feel very spoiled and feeling a tiny bit guilty that we are enjoying ourselves. We love our children, but we love being married too. We are continuing to learn to value our time alone, sometimes forgetting how important it is for connecting, and growing together, not apart. And choosing to spend time in nature, with zero distractions from the world, in the middle of nowhereville, is our favorite.

03/30/2026

Click below👇🏻 and join the McBrides for Palm Sunday

Thank you to our daughter for the lovely piano accompaniment. May the lyrics from the hymn “One Day” and arrangement of “O Glorious Day” by Majesty Music, br...

03/27/2026

A random Friday morning on the porch turned out to be a highlight of the day.

I love listening to their wheels turn and explaining the hope we have in Christ. 💙🩷

03/02/2026

There’s lots going on in the world the past few days and daily sacrifices are being made everywhere.

Yesterday, our local community lined the interstate and local highways holding American flags high as the funeral procession passed through. Two of our police officers were killed in the line of duty this week; two others were injured. Sheriff Cole spoke on behalf of both men in the caskets.

I’m so grateful we have leaders that profess their faith openly, and that our sheriff holds his team together with such confidence. These leaders brought our surrounding counties together in the midst of chaos and it is evident that they all have our upmost respect. The older I get, the more I see tragedies bringing out the best in others, especially where there is a need.

As our community mourns this great loss, we pray for peace and comfort for both families. We will support them in whatever way we can. And we should do this together as a community. When one sacrifices his life for the sake of another’s safety, we all need to be honoring their widows, and now orphans.

May God continue to protect our nation and bring peace to a hurting world.










Pict credit: Ozarks First

02/23/2026

This is my friend Ms. Lois and a little peek into her love story with her sweet husband, Joe. Come join us on YouTube as she shares her testimony from growing up in rural America to meeting her husband in college, to trusting the Lord in good times, and in the hard times.

Link will be in my stories and the highlight under “podcast.”

She’s a beautiful testament of how faithful our God is, especially in times of need.

Have a beautiful day.
-Natalie 💛

Lois Lorraine Fahl

02/18/2026

As I went around the table checking everyone’s bookwork this morning, I saw this. I know I’m his favorite adult in the house right now, soon it will be his daddy, then it may be his bigger brothers someday. And I find this so endearing.

I can not imagine my life in any other environment but being available to them each morning devouring good learning material together.

For the past almost 30 years of mothering, it has been a journey of faith failing forward, picking myself back up on hard days, rejoicing on the good days, and finding it amazing that God loves all eleven of them more than Jason or I ever could.

I stand grateful for all that He has provided.

02/17/2026

Ms. Lois is one of my favorite people in the entire world. There’s nothing like gleaning wisdom from the older generation. Those whom have gone before us to trail-blaze a path, been faithful servants of God, and who finish well is an encouragement. To watch the entire interview, head over to Hope for the Home on YouTube.

Praying her testimony of God’s faithfulness in the hardest of seasons blesses you as much as it has me. Link in my bio and saved in the highlight “podcast.”

Have a beautiful day!
Natalie 💛

02/11/2026

The snow came and has gone. The kids spent hours building their igloo and were covered in icy mud by the time they were done. This might be our last bit of snow for the year and it was fun while it lasted. ❄️