My daughter woke me out of a dead sleep. “Can I show you this?” she asked. In my stupor I wondered if she’d actually waken me up to show me something on her phone. “This better be good,” I thought. By the time I managed to speak, I could sense panic in her voice. Her arms were covered with a rash and welts. It was an allergic … [Read More...]
One Simple Way to Make Your Marriage Better
You wouldn’t think two eggs and a skillet would make me fall in love with my husband all over again, but they did. It wasn’t a grand, romantic expression that won my … [Read More...]
When You Need to Stop Worry and Choose Trust
“Stop the car!” I said. My teen daughter had managed to hit the gas and make the car lurch forward in first gear, but we were going a lot faster than I’d … [Read More...]
When You Need an Anchor of Hope in the Storm
“Mom, we need to pray urgently for my flight.” My heart lurched when I read the text from my son. Since we live in the Middle East, I hadn’t noticed news of a … [Read More...]
The Best Way to Love YOU Better: Self-Care
“I’ll go to the doctor for a check-up later,” I kept telling myself. I had weird mouth sores and headaches. A few times I even felt like I’d black out, but I told … [Read More...]
Getting God’s Word
1 Simple Way to Make the Bible Come Alive
When you try to read the Bible, do you ever feel like it goes in one ear and out the other? It happens to me all the time. In the morning, I’m encouraged by a truth or promise I find in scripture, but by the time I clean up the 5th mess in the kitchen, […]
7 Important Scriptures You Want Your Teens to Know
I wish I could say I was the perfect parent, but I’m not. I say the wrong things and embarrass my kids. Sometimes I pull the mom card and want my way, just “because I’m the MOM!” I try to get my kids to see how not smacking your lips while eating is paramount to […]
Daily Joy
The Best Way to Love YOU Better: Self-Care
“I’ll go to the doctor for a check-up later,” I kept telling myself. I had weird mouth sores and headaches. A few times I even felt like I’d black out, but I told myself it was just exhaustion. “I’ll get more sleep, drink more water, and I’ll feel better,” I said. Making my own doctor’s […]
When You Need to Choose a More Positive Outlook
When I woke up at 6, I realized right away the day wasn’t going to go like I’d planned. I turned on the electric kettle to heat water, but the electricity went out. When I went to investigate, I saw the switches had flipped off in our breaker box. I flipped them back on, but […]
Marriage & Family
One Simple Way to Make Your Marriage Better
You wouldn’t think two eggs and a skillet would make me fall in love with my husband all over again, but they did. It wasn’t a grand, romantic expression that won my heart, but a small, daily gesture of kindness. I got back from my morning walk and saw those two eggs and the skillet […]
Hope When You Need to Trust God with Your Kids
Was I crazy or just an idiot? My neighbor was throwing a party to celebrate her 9 year old son’s circumcision. Somehow my kids ended up in the red convertible heading the neighborhood parade. To the tune of a booming drum and screeching clarinet, honking cars took off in a line. I stood at the curb […]
Simple Disciplines
When You Need to Stop Worry and Choose Trust
“Stop the car!” I said. My teen daughter had managed to hit the gas and make the car lurch forward in first gear, but we were going a lot faster than I’d anticipated. It was her first driving lesson. We were in an almost empty parking lot at 8:00 a.m., but there were a few […]
The Best Way to Love YOU Better: Self-Care
“I’ll go to the doctor for a check-up later,” I kept telling myself. I had weird mouth sores and headaches. A few times I even felt like I’d black out, but I told myself it was just exhaustion. “I’ll get more sleep, drink more water, and I’ll feel better,” I said. Making my own doctor’s […]
