My kids and I have been listening to The Wind in the Door as we drive back and forth to…

An old school friend died recently. We were in school together K-12, but had lost touch since high school. I…

My life has always felt hurried, nearly for as long as I can remember. When I was in junior high…

I’ve often felt invisible. I know this sounds weird, I was an overachieving kid who did a bit of theater…

Recently I told my husband that there wasn’t room for me in my own life. I spend most of my…

We had our first school orientation last night and it took me back. As we entered the church basement, I…

Crap happens. Sometimes there is just no other way to put that. Kids get sick. Cars break down. Jobs are…

Lately it seems as though life is speeding by. I was warned this would happen as I got older, but…

My culture has a very specific definition of what hospitality is. I suspect all cultures do.  We think it means…

One of the things that has kept me writing for the last few years has been Five Minute Fridays. Even…

  I am a pretty low maintenance person. My makeup routine during my high school years was minimal, unless I…

photo courtesy of Twinkle Photo   I was recently able to share with my MOPS group some of my thoughts…

Last month I shared that our family would be embarking on a first time ever no spend month. I was…

Lately I’ve been thinking a lot about the different names of God that appear in the Bible, especially the Hebrew…

It’s the end of the year. When holiday sales declare “You NEED this and if you don’t buy it now,…

  I told myself this year would be different. I would be less stressed out and I’d engage more. But…

I spend money every day. You probably do too. Sometimes it’s boring things like rent, mortgage and utilities, or necessary…

My social media feed is full of it. Moms lamenting peeing their pants and the belly that just hangs and…