Holiday Expectations
Expectations. We all have them. What is revealed in our hearts when our expectations are not met, is a clear picture to us of something that needs to be pruned, […]
The Gift We Should Be Seeking
“Can you please take my tree down before you leave for work today?” “What about the rest of these boxes?” “Nope, I am not decorating the whole house this year.” […]
“Slow as Christmas”
Have you ever heard the saying, “Slow as Christmas”? Like, “That car is going slow as Christmas!” Or, “I hate theme parks. This line is moving slow as Christmas!” Maybe […]
What Do you Say? “Thank you.”
If you have ever been around kids for any length of time, you have witnessed or participated in this simple parent/child exchange. Basically, a child is given something by you […]
How To Live on Mission This Thanksgiving
We have the tendency to start listening to Christmas music and decorate our house with candy canes and snowmen earlier and earlier each year. This is not a crime. You […]
5 Ways My Parents Kept Us Grateful
From a parenting perspective, I’m not really qualified to share how to raise children that are not entitled. My only child is only 2, at the moment, and I’m pretty […]
Having Kids that Aren’t Entitled Begins with You
How do we raise our children to be grateful in a society that seems to lean more and more towards an entitled sense of self? Y’all, this one is hard! […]
Living Well in Your Season
Do you ever feel like you are in the middle of a hard season, and you aren’t handling it well? Maybe your mind is going there right now. You are […]
Dealing with Change
“A church in Clearwater voted last night for you to come be their lead pastor. Will you go?” “Can we take a little time to pray about it?” My husband […]
I Can’t Wait for This to Be Over!
If we’re being honest, we’ve all said it, or at least thought it. How much longer? I can’t wait until they sleep through the night, or he can talk and […]