Have you ever felt like the world is out to get you? Or maybe it’s God that is against you. He’s displeased with your version of faith and has turned his back on you and turned his favor toward someone else? Yeah, I’ve felt that way, too. It can be easy to feel that way when nothing seems to be …
Dr. Jekyll and Mom Hyde
I have not been the wife or mother that I long to be lately. I’ve been terse, curt and snappy. My compassion has waned of late. In desperation I turned to the one place I could find lasting help – The Bible. I am still prayerfully working on allowing the Word of God to transform me to be more like …
Parenting, Transition, and Working Without a Net
It seems as though much of what we hear about in Christian circles these days is balance. Balance in our homes, balance in our Spiritual lives, balance in our health. However, my family is living proof that sometimes balance just isn’t possible, and that’s ok. I’m over at The Better Mom today addressing what we can do in times when …
Gather the Fragments {Notes for the Broken}
We live in a broken world. Broken marriages. Broken homes. Broken hearts. Broken dreams. Broken… Whether you’ve just lost your job, lost a loved one or are dealing with the aftermath of a broken childhood, there are times when we all just feel…broken. Sometimes we don’t just feel broken; sometimes we are broken. Be it from the day in, day …
Unexpected Life Lessons from A Foot
Have you ever had a God speak to you so clearly there was no doubt it was His voice you were hearing? Has He ever used a totally random, completely unlikely source through which to do it? How about a pair of water-wrinkled feet with chipped nail polish?? Join me at The Better Mom today as I share How An …
Just don’t know what to do?
Has life ever collided around you so hard that you just have no. idea. what to do? Join me at a The Better Mom today as I share 5 Things To Do When You Don’t Know What to Do. If you’ve just clicked over from The Better Mom, I want to extend the warmest welcome to you! Grab a cuppa …
The Unwritten Story
I’ve been a bit quiet around here. Life has been…in upheaval. Emotions are raw. Deep. Exhausting. But when I saw the prompt for Five Minute Friday from LisaJo Baker, what has been the prayer of my heart the past two months sprang forth in words. And the words have been sparse. So I thought I’d better take advantage of it. …
The Dirty Bowl in the Cupboard: Lessons from the Kitchen Cabinet
I shuffled into the kitchen to fulfill my daughter’s request for cereal. I had been up for awhile, but its safe to say I wasn’t fully awake yet. I grabbed the plastic pink bowl and set it on the counter. I saw two crusted bits of food on the edge. Meh, I can scrape that off, no bother, I thought …
Who Can Drain A Fountain?
Thank you to Amanda at Life. Edited. for introducing me to this amazing, inspiring quote!