Late-Night Caffeine is Not a Good Idea!

I have 11 people sleeping in my house, and my day tomorrow is packed from sunrise to sunset….and I CAN’T SLEEP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!As I tossed and turned tonight, I remembered what I was drinking this evening and suddenly realized I had made a huge mistake! I...
On a Mission!!!

On a Mission!!!

My two oldest sons (third from the left and second from the right) were part of a team that recently traveled from Grayson, KY, to Del Rio, Texas and then on into Mexico for a week-long mission trip. It was Erich’s 6th or 7th trip here and Todd’s first!...

It’s Raining……Again!

Our yard is soggy. Our driveway ends with a moat! You literally have to jump across the water to get out onto the road. This morning as Olivia left for school, my friend who picks her up had to pull up sideways so that Olivia wouldn’t have to go to school with...

"Tax" Season

This is the time of year when my husband literally works from sun up to sun down. On top of his job as a professor at the university in our town, he is also on staff at our church as well as a tax preparer for nearly 50 to 60 ministers nationwide. This means that...

Mirror, Mirror, on the Wall

I love the verse in I Corinthians that says that “now we see but a poor reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face.” It reminds me of one of those hidden-camera shows where a person thinks they are looking into a mirror only to find out that...
Happy Easter!

Happy Easter!

I just had to post another testimony to my friend’s mother’s life! We love you “nana!”Philippians 3 seems to be the Scripture that keeps coming to my mind this evening…..”10I want to know Christ and the power of his resurrection and...
An Egg for "Nana"

An Egg for "Nana"

This morning when I woke up to start the day, I had no idea that tonight another family would be sleeping in my house grieving in the deepest way possible.As I sat with my friend earlier this evening and held her hand, she talked through her day and wondered what she...

Is that You, God, speaking through my teenage sons?

Do you ever have one of those moments when you interact with your child and just as you are feeling those normal “parent emotions,” you realize that God must feel the same way about you?!?! Well, I have those moments A LOT!!!!!!!!!Friday, Erich was...

Shelby and Noel!!!

I promised a very special little girl that I would write a special note just to her and one of her best friends who check Nick’s website and my blog almost every day!!! I love you both so much!!!! I am so thankful for Christian parents who are raising up such...

Renewing our Minds

This morning as I was reading in Colossians the phrase “alienated from God and enemies in your minds” really made me stop and think.One of the powerful things about the book A New Earth is that it deals with your mind and thought processes. The author...