I live in a culture that is very results oriented. We try to quantify everything into measurable units so we…

My husband and I joke that we almost never call each other by our first names. I don’t know why,…

The 17th of May was my 16th wedding anniversary and I kind of forgot. I mean, I remembered as soon…

Before I had children, I had an image of what my family would be like. I would be organized. I…

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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…

  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…

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

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

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…