I’m a committed Christian. Committed. I don’t do things in life unless I feel they are “God-blessed” or “God-okayed.” I just don’t. That’s why I was really astonished at myself…

Read More So Close to Doing the Wrong Thing

I was talking to some young moms at my church in the not-too-distant past. I was sharing with them the three things that I felt were most important in building…

Read More Personal Identity, Spiritual Identity, Family Identity

My girls were in a Christian school. Then we took them out and put them in public school for 3 years. Now they are back at a Christian school. No…

Read More Parenting Minute By Minute

I get so frustrated. I believe strongly in the Lord, Jesus Christ. I believe in salvation. I believe a lot of things. I love hearing about how people accept Jesus…

Read More We’re Not Living It

It is so hard for me as a mom, to sit by and watch my children get their hearts crushed. I can barely stand it.  It often seems so unfair and…

Read More When Your Child Is Disappointed

What if you were a mom that couldn’t feed your child lunch. Or dinner? What if you were a mom that couldn’t afford new clothes for your children? They had…

Read More What If You Were Another Mom In Another Culture?

Can you hear me, God? Can you hear all the fears rushing through my head and heart – even though I try so hard to trust you? Can you see…

Read More Can You Hear Me, God?

We live in a narcissistic world. We have been trained without even realizing it, maybe, that our focus should be all about our image and ourselves. I’m seeing this type…

Read More It’s Not About Me

 God has  a great way of keeping me humble. Of giving me compassion for others just when I might be on the edge of losing empathy. I’m so thankful He…

Read More God Has a Great Way of Keeping Me Humble

 I’ve experienced some discouragement in the past year with a few dreams and wishes in my life. It seems I’m on “hold” in some areas of life and in others…

Read More What If We Were Made to Be Ordinary?