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, I don’t have a clue about what it was. After that 5th clean up, if my kids … [Read More...]
Quick Summer Reads When You Need Help with Your Teens
Does the thought of summer bring peace to your soul, or strike terror in your heart? While some moms breathe a sigh of relief in June at the thought of slower … [Read More...]
When You Need to Invite God into Your Busy Day
Do you ever have days when it feels like you lost hold of God and you desperately need to get back in touch with Him? Sometimes in the rush of life, we forget all … [Read More...]
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 … [Read More...]
How to Have a More Beautiful Life
Everyone wants a beautiful life, don’t you think? But just when you’re finally on the road to your happy place, your car breaks down! The dog gets diarrhea, or your … [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
How to Have a More Beautiful Life
Everyone wants a beautiful life, don’t you think? But just when you’re finally on the road to your happy place, your car breaks down! The dog gets diarrhea, or your company is downsizing, or you get a call from your bank asking if you charged $6,000 at Target yesterday. So many things can drain the […]
Why 53 is Beautiful: What I’ve Learned This Year
I never in my wildest dreams imagined I’d turn 53. “Who turns 53, anyway?” said my 26 year old self. The years rolled on, and then I stayed 36 for years, at least in my mind. I never thought aging would bother me either, but at 46 I started to get more gray. I left […]
Marriage & Family
Quick Summer Reads When You Need Help with Your Teens
Does the thought of summer bring peace to your soul, or strike terror in your heart? While some moms breathe a sigh of relief in June at the thought of slower routines, others secretly feel apprehensive. Summer might mean more time with your kids because they’re out of school, and you’re wondering how you’ll hold […]
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 […]
Simple Disciplines
When You Need to Invite God into Your Busy Day
Do you ever have days when it feels like you lost hold of God and you desperately need to get back in touch with Him? Sometimes in the rush of life, we forget all about Him. If you’re like me, you forget all about God those first panicked moments when your car stops running in […]
When You Want to Live Free from Worry
My mind can go in a thousand directions at once. It’s like having a mental computer screen with twenty windows open at the same time. At any given moment, I might be thinking about how to help my daughter with school work, when my husband and I can have date night, how my parents are […]