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I know, I know I am almost 40 years old and it really shouldn’t matter but it is high school reunion time and it is causing me a silly amount of anxiety. My husband has never missed a reunion but this will be my first time to go with him. Am I really going to walk into a reunion on the arm of a ...
How can a little toe hurt soooo bad?
Photo by Nasreen Fynewever For a week now the toe next to my pinky toe (does that toe have a name?) has been killing me. Like excruciating pain! Besides ripping the nail a bit I have no idea what I did to cause this amount of discomfort. I feel the need to also say I am not a pain wimp. I ...
House “Rules” In Action.
Last year I did a mini series on the book Revolutionary Parenting by George Barna. Revolutionary Parenting: Raising Your Kids to Become Spiritual ChampionsBy George Barna / Tyndale House What are the key factors that will make a difference in the spiritual lives of your children? Barna surveyed ...
Devotionals, Motherhood/Parenting
When The Tears Fall.
I sat with a girl friend tonight. We have known each other through 10 years of life. She is one that encourages me often and lifts me up when I am feeling down. But tonight it was her tears gushing, spilling, and flooding our moments. Words like; “Failure Overwhelmed Tired Non-stop Unable Need… ...
A Fresh Perspective.
Picture your world differently. Imagine yourself living in the middle of a country side with only a handful of others within your immediate proximity. Your ideology has changed. Your perception of life, breath, hunger, comfort, health, resources… God… has shifted. You no longer expect ease ...
The Shoe Talk
Oh! Look at you. Wait! I didn’t come for you. But look how cool you are. You are hip, trendy, and a bit risky. You are sooooooooooooooooo NOT me. But I want you! Let me JUST try you on. What will it hurt? Oh no! I like you even more. Hmmmm…how bad can you be? You are in the clearance section. ...
3 Steps to Avoiding “Crazy” this Christmas.
I can feel the winds shifting. Literally. The desert just went from hot to cool! Thank goodness! But I can also feel the winds inside me changing as well. The calendar is starting the fill up, the lists are being made, trips are about to happen, the parties are getting planned, the budget is ...
When you wish for something different.
When 12 load of laundry, exploding diapers, and getting up from the dinner table ten times is your life there can be days that you wish for something more. Maybe I should say something different. Your list probably differs from mine but we all have those things that can send us into ...
Battling Confidence.
Incredible mother Supportive wife Loving friend Prayerful soul Over the top organized Uniquely creative Dedicated employee Compassionate for others Funny to the tickle bone Addicted to chocolate This describes my friend. Doesn’t she sound wonderful? She is! The only problem is that she forgets ...
Motherhood/Parenting, Prayer/Prayer Requests
Helping kids learn that prayer is a conversation.
I don’t pray three times a day. I don’t pray five times a day. I don’t pray twenty times a day. I pray constantly…it is never ending. My life is one colossal conversation with God. Yes, even in my sleep we are conversing. My time with God is life giving and therefore it is vital to me that my ...