Hoping Against Hope

Unexpected results, unforeseen circumstances, and worst-case scenarios can sometimes leave us feeling numb and confused. Finding the courage to express our desires to the Lord and the faith to believe in the impossible is a difficult but mature step in our faith in Christ.

Happy Birthday To Our Firstborn!

Our firstborn turned 10 yesterday! Any parent who’s been blessed with a strong-willed child knows that these are the kids that keep you on your knees. They make you humble – reliant on God’s grace – and keep you begging for wisdom. And while this doesn’t make parenting easy, it does make it incredibly rewarding when you see the fruit that comes from sewing good seed into their hearts.

How To Redeem The Holidays With 3 Simple Questions

“How do we do things differently?” This was the question asked by several readers after the previous post, How To Ruin The Holidays in 3 Easy Steps. The truth is we don’t want to get sucked into the holiday vortex. In this post we’ll consider 3 simple questions that help navigate our way through the holiday hoopla towards what really matters.

Show, Don’t Tell

I must have missed THAT day in school – the day they taught the golden rule of writing. But some lessons are better learned the hard way. Read on to discover what happens when the ink of this Golden Rule of Writing bleeds onto the rest of the pages of life…

Just A Stay-At-Home Mom

Not a day goes by that I don’t sincerely thank God for the ministry of motherhood. I often think to myself, “I have the best job in the world!” But, if I’m being honest, it is also true that rarely a day goes by that I don’t day dream of being more…

Happy Birthday To Our BOY!

Tears began to swell as I looked up at the monitor and discovered that WITHOUT A DOUBT I was going to have a… BOY. I tried to hide my emotion because I didn’t want the girls to wonder why Mommy was crying. But, my oldest daughter – who’s very tuned into her Momma – noticed […]