Why, my soul, are you downcast? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise Him, My Savior and my God. Psalm 43:5 The nurse asked me to rate my pain level on a scale of one to five....
But we know the truth. Women are a powerful force for God’s Kingdom....
To Accept or Not Accept When my son, Noah, was a high school freshman, he broke his leg playing football. His tibia decimated and his spirit despondent. It was a rough go for all of us. This leg injury led to...
In my last post (http://wp.me/p4RztF-PI), we focused on Seeking God First each day as the foundational ingredient in my Secret Sauce. Today, I'd like to add the rest of the fixings. Unfortunately, we are not exempt from trials and trauma. Our favorite Bible characters were not...
The Practice of Gratitude: Part 1 During my fourth pregnancy, we purchased a house that needed extensive work. As moving day approached, the doctor placed me on partial bed rest. It was a stressful time: making moving preparations, finishing our home...
Can we talk about books? I enjoyed this last year (see: http://wp.me/p4RztF-ve). Let's do it again! Most of the following books did not come out in 2016, and there is no particular order of favorites. I use the Goodreads app. On the app is...
Graduations bring reflection and sentimentality, don't they? I find myself in that mode as another graduation approaches. Motherhood surpasses anything in my natural gifting, energy level, and temperament. Had you told me in my youth I would be a mom someday,...
"The Heaven's declare the glory of God; the sky displays His handiwork." Psalm 19:1 NET Whenever I spend time with a little person, I find myself in awe of their awe, especially little people around the age of three to four. This...
Psalm 37:23 tells us the Lord delights in every detail of our lives. Every. detail. He desires to direct us in our point of struggle, delighting in our first small steps toward change. Have you chosen your "ONE thing" yet (see...
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...