Courage for America
Earlier today, I was praying for America. Honestly I wasn’t putting a great deal of effort into it; in fact, I was actually pretty busy doing other things. But the second I paused and asked God, “How...
View ArticleSupporting Orphans & Godly Marriage
I’d like to take a break from my usual post-writing to tell you about two people who are very dear to me. These special people are Dan and Linda Wilson, the founders of Supernatural Marriage...
View ArticleThe Post in Which I Write About Joel Osteen and Our Response as Christians
I’m trying to prepare my heart to write this, even as I write this. In fact, I’m sure I am not ready to write this. How many revisions will this take? Should it take a hundred, or should I just speak...
View ArticleWhat I’ve loved this October
Hello you! It’s already almost November. . . can you believe it?! We had a great month in our little part of the universe. We were blessed to hang with great friends, and even got opportunities to meet...
View ArticleThe 40-Day Complaining Fast
Well, friends, we are approaching the dawn of a new year. 2014. Can you believe it? I’d love to share a bit with you on a personal level. I love the new year. Every year. It sounds so fresh and full of...
View ArticleI Dream of Chickens with the Light Brown Eggs
It’s true. I do. I’ll be honest with you. Can I just do that? If I were to let myself dream, this is what it would look like: A two-story house with a wrap around porch On several acres of land (I’m...
View ArticleBlog Hop: Women Writing
I have always loved reading and writing. I learned to read by my mother reading to me every night, until I eventually memorized the words and somehow figured it out, and it wasn’t long after that when...
View Article40 Day Complaining Fast: Revisited
Back at the beginning of the year, one of my biggest goals was to quit complaining. Now, I realize some don’t like to do New Year’s goals, and that’s fine! But I personally LOVE them; I think they are...
View ArticleQuick Tip: Take a Minute to Love Yourself
While this is a quick tip, it was 34 years before I tried this. It impacted me so much that I had to share it with you. I can’t remember where it was that I first read about doing this, and that’s a...
View ArticleChronic Pain and Honesty with My Children
So, I’ve been dealing with minor chronic pain and fatigue for years. Going on the GAPS diet taught me so much about autoimmune conditions, and really listening to how my body feels… I now realize...
View ArticleWhich Child Is My Favorite? This one.
So my dear friend Heather and I were talking a while back. She had her first baby in March, and during our visiting we were oohing and aahing over her newborn’s every little detail. Newborns are so...
View ArticleDiastasis Recti Surgery Update: 2 years later
Hello dear readers and friends, It’s hard for me to believe that it’s been over two years since I went through diastasis recti surgery. Due to the number of requests I receive about how I’m doing these...
View ArticleFunner
“Mama,” my five year old son announced softly, “Daddy’s funner than you.” “Okay,” I said. I blinked away a few tears as I knew how true that statement was. He seemed to rethink what he said and added,...
View ArticleOpting Out
“JINX! I JINXED YOU!! YOU CAN’T TALK AGAIN UNTIL SOMEONE SAYS YOUR NAME!” My nine-year-old son was gleeful, and reveling in the fact that he had just tricked all his siblings into saying the same...
View ArticleHow to Survive Facebook in 2017
What a year. I don’t just mean the few short weeks of 2017, but I mean the past 12 months. What a crazy, historical, earth-shattering, ground-breaking… interesting… year. On to social media. Have you...
View ArticleI Dream of Chickens with the Light Brown Eggs
It’s true. I do. I’ll be honest with you. Can I just do that? If I were to let myself dream, this is what it would look like: A two-story house with a wrap around porch On several acres of land (I’m...
View ArticleBlog Hop: Women Writing
I have always loved reading and writing. I learned to read by my mother reading to me every night, until I eventually memorized the words and somehow figured it out, and it wasn’t long after that when...
View Article40 Day Complaining Fast: Revisited
Back at the beginning of the year, one of my biggest goals was to quit complaining. Now, I realize some don’t like to do New Year’s goals, and that’s fine! But I personally LOVE them; I think they are...
View ArticleQuick Tip: Take a Minute to Love Yourself
While this is a quick tip, it was 34 years before I tried this. It impacted me so much that I had to share it with you. I can’t remember where it was that I first read about doing this, and that’s a...
View ArticleChronic Pain and Honesty with My Children
So, I’ve been dealing with minor chronic pain and fatigue for years. Going on the GAPS diet taught me so much about autoimmune conditions, and really listening to how my body feels… I now realize...
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