Today I am privileged to post at RooMag, Candace Cameron Bure’s emagazine. Pretty cool, isn’t it? Here is an excerpt to get your mind muscles moving. Would love it if you’d click on the link and finish reading over there: “Celebrating the gift of life takes forethought and planning. Baby showers……
The glory of the moon, full and bright, bids me look upon its beauty. Through the window, the mysterious glow beckons my eyes to be still and gaze at the creation appointed to rule the night. Darkness gives birth to fullness of wonder at God’s mysterious formation of hazy, gleaming…
Today I have the privilege of writing at Mary DeMuth’s beautiful blog. You do know her, right? Because she is such an incredible writer, talented in various writing styles and gifted in wonderful ways. As the well-published author of at least 13 books I’m aware of, the opportunity to write…
I love writing any day of the week, but Fridays are especially fun. My writing cohort, The Gypsy Mama, throws out a word and then our fingers feast for five minutes typing out whatever comes in our heads. This week’s word: see. And here we go: At times, life seems…
I made it to the time of day when little ones rest. The feeling is like one of crossing home plate at the baseball game, by the slide of your pants, fingertips thrust outward in valiant effort. My hair probably has a bit of dirt in it. I think…
Some days my fingers give wings to words faster than I can speak them…and today I celebrate this. Because today is my husband’s birthday, and we, our family, celebrate HIM. We celebrate the day he was born because of his unique individuality and incredible God-given talent. We celebrate the way…
Last week, one unusual day, my sweet Tarah and I sat down together for lunch. I say it was “unusual” because rarely is it just two of us for lunch around this hopping house. So we prayed and began eating our sandwiches, and when my beautiful 3 yr old saw…
Fridays, I love to write. This writer chic friend of mine, The Gypsy Mama, gives a word and we just write for it. For 5 minutes. No if’s, and’s or but’s. So here we go: Opportunity She never expected to be more than another village woman. After all, women of…
photo credit Since the first launch of my ebook on Karen Ehman’s blog and sharing my testimony as part of “A Confident Heart” study at Renee Swope’s last Friday, my “normal” world has been shaken a bit. Opportunities to minister in new, exciting ways have opened up. For this I…
Photo Credit Monday was Sam the man’s baseball evening and the mother in me so desperately wanted to make the game fun and enjoyable, yet practical, for the entire family. So what did I decide to do? Have dinner at the baseball field. Deciding on something easy, I made an…
“Buckle up and pull out the coloring sheets, kids. We’re going for a ride.” If this is your family, then what you need is at “What’s in the Bible?”! Look at their gold mine for the travelling fam: Everyone who joins their email list through the link below will…
Sometimes being the mother of a special needs child causes the mama bear in you to rise beyond your typical personality. In this case, for me, one afternoon, Jeff Foxworthy’s “You Might Be a Redneck” felt relational. How did that happen? If you are a special needs mom (or…
