The Bible is black and white. However, so many people try and see Gray! I hate to be the one to tell you….. There is no gray! It’s the same Bible that it has always been and it will never change. Stop looking for Gray!!! Read More
When You Think Your Daughter is Marrying the Wrong Guy
My daughter is getting married. When she showed me her engagement ring, I would love to tell you, I was jumping for joy in excitement. But the truth is… I wasn’t. In fact, when I heard of the proposal, I got tears of sadness. This Read More
When You’re a Christian Who Hates Christmas
I’m a Christian who hates Christmas. I know I shouldn’t use the word hate because it is such a strong word so I’ll tone it down a bit. Over the past few years, I’ve dreaded Christmas. I go to church regularly. I believe that the Lord Read More
Live Expectantly – Free Printable
A few weeks ago at church one of the sermons really hit me. The pastor talked about how we view ourselves as ordinary. But that’s not how God see us. Out of the ordinary is where the extraordinary gets to show itself.
Pressing Pause – 100 Quiet Moments for Moms
Ladies, let’s get real for just a moment. Do you try to put God first and find it to be hard? I do too! We’re busy as soon as the alarm clock goes off in the morning we are non stop for the day. I Read More
Lack of Communication is the #1 Relationship Killer!
Today’s technology is amazing. A few days ago, we walked into our friends house and they were video chatting with their parents. They talked for almost 2 hours. In a push of a button their parents were able to catch up with each of them Read More
Church vs Sports and Why We Chose Sports
Church vs Sports. When your schedules just don’t mix. Which one do you choose? In the summer we enrolled our kids for Wednesday night Awana. Which happens to run during our school year. For those of you who don’t know what Awana is, just think Read More
14 Days to Finding Meaning in the Mundane: Living in the Current
Today I had an opportunity to listen to someone’s personal struggles. She dealt with giving a child up for adoption and later found out her second child was deaf and her third child with cerebral palsy. She got deep and said that when she gave Read More
14 Days to Finding Meaning in the Mundane: Using Your Gifts
Last year my daughter graduated from high school. When I asked her where she wanted to go to college she told me that she didn’t want to go to college but wanted to go to cosmetology school instead. As her mother, I dreaded hearing those words. Read More
14 Days to Finding Meaning in the Mundane: Rainy Day
I am terrible at saving. If money wasn’t automatically going into the retirement account we’d have no savings at all. I always assume that our job is secure which makes it easy for putting savings last. But back in October, when the government shut Read More