When God Fills Up our Emptiness

No matter how many times I begin to type, backspace and delete, and begin again this morning, I just can’t seem to start this Monday with words. Sometimes when I find myself wordless, it’s better just to admit it and move on to something else like...

When You Finally Grasp the Meaning of Love

Olivia makes fun of me in the car because every time a new song comes on the radio I say, “Oh, I love this song!”   She says, “Mom, you love every song.”   Well, she’s kind-of right.   Songs inspire me.  They make me stronger.  They help...

Where Social Media Falls Short

It’s the first day of school, and I find myself drawn back to the early morning darkness where I can settle in and write a bit. There’s something about the past couple of summers that has pulled me away from faithful blogging. Maybe the fact that...

Love Dare for Parents Winners

  Congratulations to Keri Kitchen and Sara Turner!   I’ll be emailing you this evening to get your mailing addresses.   I wish I had more copies of Love Dare for Parents to share with everyone who entered the drawing..  I hope you will all consider getting your...

The Love Dare for Parents-A Give-Away!!!!

If you have children of any age living near you or far away, you’ll want to enter this drawing for a copy of The Love Dare for Parents.   I just received my copy of the book and my give-away copy in the mail yesterday, and I’m very excited about reading...

When You Wonder if God is in the Little Things

I’m getting ready to head outside and tackle the weeds in my front yard landscaping. Sometimes task like this seem like things far from God’s view when I think of great works being done all over the world in His name.   I may have even headed outside today...