The Last First Date

Guard your heart above all else,     for it determines the course of your life. Proverbs 4:23 Four years ago today I had my last first date. I met him almost one year before, and through our kids and some similar…

Just Go With It

Last year I wrote about the reality of the perfect Mother’s Day picture and how reality is sometimes very different from what  we show in our pictures. What a difference a year makes. . . This year, for me, Mother’s…

Take Heart!

There has been a war against us since before we were even born. Did you know that? Most of the time I forget about it. Life may not be perfect, but it’s good, so I forget. But when the enemy…

He’s Still Working on Me

When I was young, I used to sing a song at church called He’s Still Working on Me. I feel certain people got tired of hearing it because it seems like I was singing it every other week. I just…

The Real ME

It’s incredibly disappointing, depressing, stressful, and discouraging when we feel like no one else sees “the real us.” -Pastor Jeff Little, Who Am I? I have read and re-read this sentence more times than I should have. With each read…

Our Leap of Faith

We took a leap of faith. We don’t regret it at all. I want to shout it from the rooftops!