It’s been a rebuilding year in our household. The year of going back to the foundation of our home and family, and to make sure we were all on the right track… together. After working outside of the home and pouring my life into other people more than I poured into my family, I came home...
I knew I wanted to review Untangled because I think the world of my friend, Carey Scott. I also knew that insecurity has been a constant struggle throughout my life. What I didn’t know was how much Carey’s words would resonate with my own experiences… and touch my heart...
A Friend In Me: How to Be a Safe Haven for Other Women introduces us to the issues that prevent Christian women from building strong inter-generational friendships. It presents a case for why it’s important for us, as women, to get past our differences and join together for the...
As I sit in our sunroom listening to the birds’ melodies and the light breezes, I am amazed to still be here alone… and still. It’s 8:45 on a Sunday morning and the kids are still sleeping. No way I’m waking them up yet. An hour is still to spare. Time like this is...
Never Say No: Raising Big-Picture Kids is a parenting book like none I’ve read before. It is an invitation to grace-filled parenting that helps our kids explore who they are created to be individually. Mark and Jan very intentionally raised their kids to fulfill their greater...
A Love Like Ours is the third book in the Porter family series by Becky Wade. However, even if you have not read the first two, you will have no problem jumping into the storyline of this one. It is a stand-alone story! About the Book: Former Marine Jake Porter has far deeper scars than...
When you look at the floors and realize your house is never clean enough… When you forgot the eggs were boiling on the stove because you got distracted by another “emergency”… When you forgot to cook the fish in the fridge, so you have to throw it out… and...
As I worked on the banner for Jeffrey’s baseball team, my introverted heart was somewhat glad that I’d been given the chance to do the project myself. Jeff looked over my shoulder and said, “That’s good, Sweetie. I would have loved being on your science project...
As I read through the chapter in my Bible study this morning, a couple of sentences caught my attention… “God has placed you exactly where you are according to His purposes. Thank Him for that today. Write a commitment to not dwell on how some of these people have let you down...
We were at Steak & Shake one day during Spring Break. As we sat down and started looking over the menu, I caught a glimpse of a father and teenage daughter sitting at a table across the restaurant. They were sitting at a 4-seater, diagonally from each other. Not straight across from...