On Friday, my awesome friend, Lisa Jo Baker (The Gypsy Mama), hosts a writer’s exercise and linkup.  I haven’t participated in many weeks and this week I was really feeling the call. 🙂  We write for 5 minutes flat, no edits, no takebacks….and then actually come up with the nerve…
Every day I strive to become more like Christ and every day, guess what? I’m failing. I read Psalm 51 and think of David- his prayer of utter desperation. He begged God for forgiveness of his horrible sins-sins of deceit, adultery, and murder. Â The words of pleading for God to…
According to Gary Chapman’s book, The Five Love Languages, one of the primary love languages is affirmation. Simply giving the gift of words to affirm your spouse is that huge! Even if your husband leans more towards another primary means of communicating love, there is not a man on earth…
Today is a very special day- the magic number has arrived. My Taylor girl turns sweet 16 today;16 is significant for many reasons. Â Most would think of a driver’s license…dating… Â But for our family, Taylor turning 16 is HUGE simply because- we were never sure that Taylor would turn 16….
“How do you do find time to train for races?” My husband and I are training for a half marathon and this question has been asked of us so frequently over the years that I thought I’d give you a few pointers today. Not that I’m a pro, by any…
I ran today. 8 miles. Well, it was supposed to be 8, but something happened. At 3.5 miles, the watch lost power. My poor husband frequently hears how I wish I were faster and “I wish I could do that.” With no watch, I was forced to estimate my miles,…
How strange that marriage might be considered to “interfere” with friendship. Â Yet my husband and I once observed an elderly couple in a restaurant. Â They came in, sat down, ordered, and ate an entire meal without saying one word to each other. Â Meanwhile, the two of us sat chatting…
You know we are about to start the Unglued study here in Columbus tonight, right? My sweet friend, Mindy, tweets this week: “Bathroom stalls make great prayer closets.” -Lysa Terkeurst Well, it’s true. All the mamas know it. We can Amen! it. So just a little tip for ya today:
Today you’ll find my post at Candace Cameron Bure’s ezine- Roomag.com. I just love Candace and the writing team over there. The tale of the orphan and the king begins like this: Years and years, centuries ago, a little 5 yr. old boy, we’ll call him “Seth,” played in the…
I have a confession to make.  As much as I love reading books, I rarely buy books. As a blogger, my reviews are greatly appreciated and most of the books I read, I get for free. (Yes, I’m frugal- mom to 7, remember? 🙂 ) I first heard of the…
We all want the happily ever after, but we often think it happens naturally. I suppose I could get on my high horse (whatever that means) and preach a sermon here about reviving marriages by changing a wicked, hateful attitude to a sweet, endearing one. But honestly, it’s not that…
So I didn’t win lunch with Lysa Terkeurst through the Unglued book contest. You can still watch the webcast from last night if you go to LysaTerKeurst.com today! But I know you’ll just love this crazy story about my baby girl coming unglued and how that made me want to…
