Just a little something to remind you teachers and young moms out there– Don’t forget in all of the craziness of a school year to take time to STOP. BREATHE. FOCUS.
Encouragement for Back to School
I Am THAT Mom…
I dote. I hover. I spoil. I worry. I pray. I browse through old photo albums just to relive their childhood. I sometimes sit in their empty room, trying to hear that […]
A Degree in Motherhood
There will be no walking across a stage to receive a diploma. This honorary degree in the field of motherhood was bestowed on me in 1981 (the nine months before my first son was […]
Tapping Into Your Inner Duck Dynasty: How to Be Happy, Happy, Happy During the Holidays
Someone on Facebook posed this question: “If we’re so thankful, why is it that the day after Thanksgiving, we’re all rushing out to get more of the “stuff” that the world says […]
4 Truths About Prayer from a Four-Year- Old
There’s not a soul on this earth that has taught me more about prayer than my children and grandchildren. The honest prayers of my precious little ones have moved me to tears […]
Letting Them Go–Again!
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. Unashamedly, I am that Mom. The one that has never looked forward to school starting again. My youngest of four is starting his third […]
The Battle of 2014
“In the ancient world, a city without walls was helpless before it’s enemies… to have it’s walls complete was evidence of divine favor and meant that the inhabitants could carry on life […]
If I Could Only Say One Thing To Graduates
Graduation time is here, and I am sure there will be plenty of advice being thrown around. If I only had only one opportunity to speak words of encouragement to a graduate, what […]
Mom and Dad
Mother’s Day and Father’s Day are just around the corner, and so today I want to share part of a letter that I wrote to my parents several years ago at Christmas: Sometimes […]
What Are We Telling a Future Generation?
I am so grateful that I learned about God at a young age. I’m especially thankful that God, who wants His creation to know HIm, provided a way for us to learn […]
Weekly Photo Challenge: Threes
For this weekly photo challenge the objective was to create a three-picture story: What do you do with soft apples? While the obvious answer might be “make applesauce”, feeding them to the […]
Scripture Challenge: 1 SAMUEL — “Understanding the ‘Why?'”
Too often we hear a truth, read a truth, or experience a truth but never really let it sink in. When I say, I “need” to write, you have to understand that […]
A Heartfelt Response to “The Shock Factor”
Okay. Wow. I admit I am shaking. It’s been a long time since I’ve felt so strongly the urge to lash out, but thank goodness a verse I read in Proverbs this […]
Confessions of a Romantic
On a whim I started to title this post, “Whatever Happened to Romance”, and accidentally sent an empty post– with only the title (oops!), before I realized that it might be a […]
Learning from Our Past
We all have a story. From Parents and grandparents, siblings and friends–to places we’ve been and things we have done–we all have stories that have molded the person we are today. Our […]
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