My friend, Erica McNeal, is our special guest today; she is the author of Good Grief!: How to Create an Oasis When Life is A Desert. What an incredible journey the Lord has given Erica in this world! If there is anyone who understands Hope for Hurting Hearts, she is…
On Saturday, my husband, Matt, had the opportunity to sing with his worship group who ministered together in Malawi this past February. Matt’s trip to Malawi was a tremendous highlight for both him and our entire family this year. Saturday brought together two very wonderful ministries, Target: Dayton! Ministries and…
So glad you are here to join us for week 2 in the series, Hope for Hurting Hearts! Last week we discussed what to do when you feel like there’s no hope. This week, we’re discussing what to do when you see no hope. Job had just lost every person…
Today I’m writing on one of the topics I continually self-evaluate- contentment. For me, everyday contentment must come down to everyday choice. At The Better Mom today: Wouldn’t it be awesome to say that you are content without working at being content? Unfortunately, that’s not the case for me. In fact, I…
Today my awesome IRL friend, Stacy Williams, has a guest post as part of our “Hope for Hurting Hearts” series. I know it’s not Monday, but isn’t this a great surprise? I knew you’d love her. Stacy lives in Central Ohio. She loves Jesus, traveling, the ocean, ice cream, seeing…
Welcome to Week 1 of the Hope for Hurting Hearts series! Hope is a funny word. We think of it as a feeling of optimism, yet the Bible clearly uses our English word to mean so much more than just a feeling. Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a…
Beginning Monday, October 8th, for five weeks every Monday, I’m excited to bring you a new series, Hope for Hurting Hearts. For five weeks on Mondays, each blog post is going to be centered on thoughts and ideas of either helping yourself or others through difficult circumstances. I have…
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. The words of pleading for God to…
Today is a very special day- the magic number has arrived. My Taylor girl turns sweet 16 today;16 is significant for many reasons. Most would think of a driver’s license…dating… But for our family, Taylor turning 16 is HUGE simply because- we were never sure that Taylor would turn 16….
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. Yet my husband and I once observed an elderly couple in a restaurant. They came in, sat down, ordered, and ate an entire meal without saying one word to each other. Meanwhile, the two of us sat chatting…
