I receive a daily devotion from a ministry called Grief Share.  If you would like to sign up for these devotions, you can click here.  This morning I had to smile as I read the devotion from yesterday about God's creation, because last night after church Olivia and I...

When I pulled up today to pick Todd up from tennis practice, I noticed that a little guy on the team was sitting against the fence holding his racket and crying. Todd was kneeling down in front of him and I could hear the words, "You're getting better. Keep...

re�lease -verb 1. to free from confinement, bondage, obligation, pain, etc.; let go: to release a prisoner; to release someone from a debt. 2. to free from anything that restrains, fastens, etc.: to release a catapult. 3. to allow to be known, issued, done, or...

  When I was asked to work with the fourth grade students at an area elementary school in the area of writing, I was so excited! Writing and children are both passions of mine, so I felt as if God was opening a door for me to both help my family financially and do...

Well, I don't know about you, but my Thursdays roll around much more quickly than I can believe! Stop by this evening and meet someone who the Lord has brought into my life to teach me about being thankful. I'll be taking her picture today at school! Praying all of...

Maria had a birthday this weekend!!! We are so thankful for her!  She came into our lives exactly when we needed her.  Evan brought her to Nick's funeral, and our first hug was in the visitation line...she has been a comforter to us ever since.  We love you, Maria....

Psalm 23 The LORD is my shepherd, I shall not be in want. He makes me lie down in green pastures,        he leads me beside quiet waters, he restores my soul.        He guides me in paths of righteousness        for his name's sake. Even though I walk        through...

I recently was asked to review a new Bible that has been placed on the market by Zondervan Publishers. This amazing Bible arrived on a Friday that was kicking off a  weekend that involved a basketball tournament for my daughter, a band concert in another state for one...

James 4:17 (New International Version) Anyone, then, who knows the good he ought to do and doesn't do it, sins. This verse has haunted me since I was a young girl. Seeing a piece of trash as I am walking and not picking it up but knowing that I should.... is that sin?...

You've probably heard the idea that there are two different kinds of people in the world, "Those who see the glass half-full and those who see the glass half-empty." I wanted to find a picture that showed this somehow, and I couldn't believe it when I found this one! ...