When the world is full of suffering we can feel powerless. When someone we care about is hurting, we can…

When my husband I were dating we read a book together call The Five Love Languages. While often recommended as…

When you first fall in love, it’s hard to believe ever forgetting all the wonderful things about your spouse. But…

Sometimes we miss chances to be generous because we are afraid to move quickly. I told a story earlier this…

Most of us want to make the world a better place. We want to help relieve the suffering we see…

Generally, we all want to teach our children to be generous. It starts from the time they are young and…

I went to the funeral of someone I had never met. I met his parents once, maybe twice. He was…

I talked last week about how sometimes our efforts to change the world seem so limited. We wonder if our…

One of the best parts of being in a loving family is feeling like you belong. But even in a…

I’ve often heard it said that humanity is basically good. I know this is not the case. Not to say…

  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…