Have you dropped your New Year's Resolutions already? Or are you pressing on? Maybe you don't set goals because you know they won't come to pass. Our family loves the movie "What About Bob" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3JPa2mvSQ4 Bob learns that future success awaits...
My oldest child arrived nine days late. Labor lasted over twenty-four hours until my doctor performed an emergency Caesarean, transporting my baby boy from my womb into my arms. This dark womb was a comfortable, familiar home; leaving was not what...
Come on in! I'll clear my couch of dogs and blankets, then fill your mug with coffee- or would you prefer tea? Next, let's pour some Christmas perspective as we sit, chat, and prepare for the Christmas season...
Furiously working on a talk for a women's retreat, I felt a weird sensation on my neck. The retreat was sixteen days away, and I would present five messages. This was talk number three. I loved the content: recharging through...
Two of my friends complete their Christmas shopping and wrapping by August every year. That's four stinkin' months early! Impressive, but not me. But I purchased my first gift the other day. I texted my sister, and we were pretty proud...
Not all of us can do great things. But we can do small things with great love. ~Mother Teresa My light lost its shine during a trying time around nine years ago. I was in the abyss of homeschooling three wild...
"Deep summer is when laziness finds respectability" ~Sam Keen Here you are again, August. July came and went in a whirlwind, as you will too. Summer is my favorite time of year. I try holding on, but this delightful season escapes my...
How does friendship, deep friendship, exist amid chaotic schedules and seasons of struggle? I wish I had a tidy answer. For me, friendship is a little messy. Actually, it's messy in my world, period. I wrestle, wondering: If my friends mean so...