Published July 23rd, 2011 by

It is several feet below the Roman road of today. It’s nestled along the cobblestone road of the Appian Way and located just outside Rome. My anticipation bubbles over as…

Read More Catacombs: My Trip to Rome

Published July 21st, 2011 by

The train hums as it gently wraps itself around the corner of the Naples train station. My unhurried husband and I fling our backpacks over our shoulders and proceed to…

Read More What Makes You Fearful?

Published July 7th, 2011 by
Published July 5th, 2011 by

As I sit outside, I notice a weed invasion marching across the backyard. Shrubs and trees relax their roots as they recline across the deck’s chipped exterior. Branch-like arms stretch…

Read More Are You Trying to Be Perfect?

Published June 20th, 2011 by

Yesterday, I heard the worst noise. My heart raced. I gasped for air. “What could it be?” I wondered. Clankety, clank, clank…clunk. I sprinted outside like Nancy Drew on a…

Read More Hot and Bothered

Published June 18th, 2011 by

I stroll over the weathered boards of our deck. I survey the weed invasion that marches across the backyard. Shrubs and trees relax their roots as they recline across the…

Read More Are You Striving for Perfection?

Published June 13th, 2011 by

In the midst of hair-yanking fights and beat-on-the-floor tantrums, I realize there is no perfect parenting formula. There isn’t an easy step-by-step plan I can squeeze my family into that…

Read More The Parenting Formula

Published May 16th, 2011 by

As a mom, I feel desperate most of the time. Desperate for just the right tools to toss into my parenting toolbox. Different tools for different offenses. Different tools for…

Read More Mama Knows Best

Published May 12th, 2011 by

The godly may trip seven times, but they will get up again. But one disaster is enough to overthrow the wicked, (Proverbs 24:16) When ‘to-do’ lists pile high, we have…

Read More Why Bother With Jesus?

Published May 9th, 2011 by