I’ve been working in my garden the last couple of weeks.  Mostly I’ve been noticing how much I didn’t do…

What if my lack is just the opening God uses for my greatest work? When it comes to mission in…

I’m a concrete person who likes check boxes and definitions. I used to define my life by what I had…

It was my birthday last Friday. I spent most of the day so depressed I could barely get out of…

Contentment has gotten a bad rap. It sounds nice but, at least culturally speaking, it’s become a buzz word for…

There is nothing wrong with having goals in life. But the one danger I’ve found is that we can become…

When someone hears I am a writer and a blogger the inevitable next questions is “How long have you been…

Today is my husband’s birthday, and it’s a special one (whose number must not be named). It has me thinking…

I’m a list girl, a planner girl, someone who likes to know what comes next. The last six months have…

My husband has a milestone birthday in the next two weeks. I’ve known for a while that he really didn’t…

  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…