For a few months now, I have been slacking in the family reading department, I must confess. It seems that there are so many demands in a day, that I’ve not read books with my two youngest, especially, like I would like. The good news is that with the seasonal change…
Earlier this week I was thinking fondly about last Christmas when our family read through Ann Voskamp’s children’s advent devotional, Unwrapping the Greatest Gift. I’m already looking forward to doing it again because it seemed such a beautiful sacred season where we slowed down and focused on the meaning of…
Where are my shoes? What happened to the homework I finished last night? What’s for breakfast? School has been in session for a couple weeks and the first week of excitement has worn off. My family is settling into the weekly cycle and daily routines of life.  I’m a firm believer…
I woke up this morning knowing that today had to be different. I know- we’ve all had those moments of regret. But this one seems a little crazy when I reflect on my response… Hang with me…. It was the first day with no school and the weather had forgotten…
Today was Memorial Day  and my awesome husband had the weekend off. Friday I began with an energy, pumped for a fabulous family weekend. Saturday and Sunday were both great days. We worked hard, played hard and ate much.  We played outdoor games, board games, enjoyed s’mores and worshiped together. Then came…
Stress? What stress? Whether you’ve been married for ten minutes or ten years, you’ve experienced some kind of stress along the way, right?  Maybe it has been finances, illness, accident, injury, disease, or some other earthly trouble. Marital stress exists in all forms. The question is: How do we cultivate a…
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For the past several years, my sister-in-law and I have teamed up to have an Easter egg hunt for our families. No matter the weather, and yes, it can be a bit unpredictable here in Ohio, we head out to the backyard and the kids have a great time…
Building Trust in Marriage What does “trust” mean in a marriage? How do we really show trust? Does it mean foregoing prenuptial agreements? Giving one another full access to our bank accounts? Living with one another day in and day out, flaws, failures and all? Admitting every sin we’ve ever…
Last week was a terrible, no-good awful week, to put it bluntly. Two weeks ago, on the trail of a cancelled flight, an unexpected turn in the book publishing world, a 2x laptop restore, and a stomach virus that literally knocked me to the floor for 24 hrs, I thought…
If you are a mom to teenagers, then you know just how quickly the time flies. My third child to parent through the teen years hit the magical “teen” mark at the beginning of January. Wow! How incredible to think that God has grown this boy from a sweet little innocent baby…
All of us dream and make plans in life. But not all of those dreams come to life. As if I need to explain that to you. Last week, my son asked Daddy, “When you were young, what did you want to be when you grew up?” “Well, when I…
