I grew up celebrating the Advent season. Advent, if you aren’t familiar with it, is the period of weeks leading…

Having faith is something I want to have, but the process of building it is rarely pleasant. Most of us…

This is the time of year when I tend to fall off of the exercise bandwagon. Lots of fun holiday…

A little over a year ago, my husband left his company of ten years for an amazing new opportunity. Every…

If you’ve been following our family journey over the last few months, you’ll know that it’s been pretty intense around…

I talked earlier this month about how difficult it can be to accept help (though it probably shouldn’t be). But…

One of the best reasons to be generous is to show the love of Jesus.  This may sound like an…

So much of generosity is personal and individual, as it should be. But there is power in corporate generosity, giving…

As Americans, there is a reputation we have throughout the world. It may be unfair but it still exists. We…

When times are hard, for many of us the easiest reaction is to withdraw. We kind of circle the wagons…

  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…