When I was a little girl, I spent many summer afternoons watching VHS tapes full of princesses, knights in shining armor, and eventually their fantasy weddings. These films discipled me, and by the time I graduated from high school, I was convinced that this too was to be my destiny. Shortly after I received my […]
Some people are difficult. We find them annoying or boring or irritating. Sometimes those people are coworkers or family members. Sometimes they are even our own children! And sometimes they are us. Let’s face it, we can all be annoying at times. The funny thing about being human is that we all use ourselves as […]
I’m not going to write much here, because you don’t want to hear from me- you want to hear from God! Here’s 21 scriptures to meditate on around Valentine’s Day (or any other day) that will remind and encourage you about God’s love and his heart for you! (Click on the image to get a […]
I became clued into the fact that I was most likely a highly-sensitive mother when I was reading the book, Raising Your Spirited Child by Mary Sheedy Kurcinka. As I read through the descriptors of what comprises a highly-sensitive child, I found myself identifying personally with many of them! Needless to say, in a home with […]
Some guys are meant to be ex-es. It’s as simple as that. Some men are just not ready to be husbands because they have not yet developed 3 of the essential qualities that all good husbands should have. These are not personality traits. They are character traits that can be learned and developed as a […]
Right after my mother passed away, I wondered what it would feel like when we all sort of adjusted to her no longer being with us. In some ways, the grief was stronger in the days leading up to her death. The dark, fearful anticipation of what it would be like when she was gone. […]
The world will offer you many different ideas as to what love is. You can fall in love, and you can fall out of it. And society’s definition of love will change according to which culture and generation you live. But there is another way to determine true love. And it’s important in any relationship […]
Have you ever read Jeremiah 32? I absolutely love this story in the Bible: the Babylonian army has moved in, and the land of Israel is under siege. They’re about to be overtaken by their enemies. In fact, God is saying YOU ARE going to be overtaken by your enemies. The situation is less than […]
Love, sex, and relationships. These 3 topics must be the source of most of the world’s joy and most of it’s pain. From a toddler’s tantrum to a full-blown world war, we need to know how to navigate these waters. These three “wisdom points” are all taken from Dean Sherman’s book, Relationships: The Key To Love, […]
I’ve long been fascinated with people, specifically their cultures. When I was a little girl, I would go to the library or our family’s set of encyclopedias (yes, pre-Google), and read about different countries and their practices. Sometimes I would try to make costumes like the ones I saw in the picture or food from […]
