The World Gets Our Nice, the Family Gets Our Nasty
What’s with the inconsistency? And how do the ones closest to us hone in on it? When I’m outside our home, I have a …
Clean Out the Closet Clutter
I love to entertain. I enjoy inviting my friends and family over. Sometimes I plan things, and sometimes people just stop by. Both are fine …
Come Sit with Me
The older I get, the more I want things that can’t be touched, only felt. Encouraging words and quality time will send me soaring. I …
Give Each Other Room to be Wrong
Have you as a parent ever owned your child’s mistakes? Have you ever beat yourself up because your child made a bad decision? I have. …
See Beyond the Circumstance
Have you ever been so deep in a situation that you can’t see beyond it? Have you been so drenched in darkness that you can’t …
Recognize the Rescue
Have you ever tried to rescue someone and they just wouldn’t let you? Did they keep heading in a destructive direction and sinking further into …
Shed the Old, Put on the New
Sometimes we have to shed the old before we can put on the new. Some call it autumn. I call it fall. Whatever you call …
Words Have Power
When I decided to blog, I was scared. I knew that I wanted to share my heart, but doing so meant that I had to …
Shedding the Shame and Growing in Grace
I finally let myself do the math. I counted up thirty weeks on the calendar from January 10th and my finger landed on August 7th. …