Redeeming Love: A Gift Undeserved
A few nights ago, I had the opportunity to speak to a group of teenagers about what is definitely the most difficult topic that they need to hear . . […]
Love Them for Their Season
It’s been a week of date-night pictures and social media posts. Love is in the air! The week surrounding Valentine’s has hardly blipped on my radar since having a daughter […]
Remember Back to the Beginning
We celebrated my daughter and future son-in-law this past week as we officially kicked off wedding season. They are getting married in March, Easter weekend actually. I’m sure you can imagine […]
Maturing Love Takes Time
Recently, my husband called from his office and after chatting for a few minutes, I inquisitively asked, “And what did you R-E-A-L-L-Y call me about?” Now I know my question […]
Maintaining Contentment through Gratitude and God’s Grace
This blog was originally posted on 11/09/22 “Mama, Bible stories?” Truly, there’s nothing sweeter than that request from my 20-month-old daughter. On the hardest days of motherhood, it helps me […]
Content not Complacent
A few days ago one of the little boys that I get to spend my day with was playing peacefully with some blocks. He would line them up in a […]
Living with Nothing or Everything
I tried an experiment this week. I took away 95% of my daughter’s toys. This was mainly because her behaviors were through the roof since Christmas and I wanted to […]
Contentment
Psalm 23: 1-6 The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters. He restores my soul. […]
Reflecting on the Holy Family
This post was first published on December 28, 2022. Well, it’s a few days after Christmas. We spent the last weeks preparing to celebrate the birth of the Christ child. […]
Holiday Blues Will Come and Go, but Christ Remains the Same
It’s here. Christmas is just a few days away, and I’m still wondering how this month, let alone this entire year, flew right by me. The last few weeks I’ve […]