You would think by now I would have it all figured out. I would meet my husband Jonathan’s love language every day. Each day, I would take time to pray for him. Oh, and I would definitely always respond in a respectful way. After almost 20 years of marriage, I still don’t have it figured…

At first, my Word of the Year was savor. I spent a lot of time reflecting and praying about it in the early part of December last year. I confidently moved forward and felt excited about learning to savor in 2020. And then, around December 27, I started to question. Is savor really my word for…

Do you remember story time in grade school? It was one of my favorite times of the day. We would all gather on the colorful carpet. I eagerly anticipated what the story would be for that day. My full attention would be on my teacher as she or he read the book.  I loved that my teacher took the time each day to read to our class. Learning new things and diving into the adventures of the stories my teacher read was also something I really enjoyed.

Let’s be totally honest for a moment. Sometimes I don’t take the time to read the Bible. Gasp! Did I really say that out loud? Yes, I did. This is hard for me to admit because I want to be in the Word each day. Why? Because reading the Bible is life-changing. Even though I…

Mornings...either you love them or you strongly dislike them. Which category do you fall into? I am the one who loves mornings. I haven’t always though. It used to be very hard to get up and be alert. Over time, I learned to really enjoy my mornings. In fact, I now look forward to them. There are 5 things I do every morning to start my day off well. Here are the five things and how they help me.

The ache in my heart doesn’t really lessen any as the years go by. When July 7th comes each year, I wonder what it would have been like to see Jeremiah David fully grown. Would he have had curly hair like his siblings or would it have been straight? Would he be tall like his…

“I can’t get it to work!” I cried in exasperation to my husband Jonathan. We were traveling to Pennsylvania to see family. It is a 10-hour trip and that didn’t include stops. The DVD player was a crucial part of the trip. We needed it to work. And it was not working at that current…

Let’s be totally honest for a moment. I often dread the summer. Gasp! Did I really say that out loud?  Yes, I did. And I am pretty sure some of you feel the same way. We love our kids, we really do. But sometimes summer can be overload. I don’t know about you, but I…