As Easter approaches, I find myself wanting to be very intentional about preparing my heart. We celebrate Advent, so why not take time to prepare for Easter as well? I have found a few devotionals that you can begin soon that will take you through Easter. And one of my friends, Christie Thomas has written […]

Remodeling is a scary word to me. Never ever has it gone well in our home. There is always some kind of catastrophe! We are redoing our floors. This time we had a pleasant surprise, good condition hardwoods in two rooms. We had to take up 20 year old carpet plus a lot of tile, […]

Do you ever have one of those days where it feels like absolutely nothing you do is right or good enough? You try and you try and somehow, inevitably, you still come short of the mark you are trying to reach. As a parent, I feel that way most days. I feel like I have […]

I bought our house when I was 23 years old. I didn’t make the most wise decision. I fell in love with the house on the MLS site, saw it once, and decided to buy it without seeing any other houses. It has three bedrooms and two baths and most importantly, for where I live […]

Growing up, I had heard of fasting, but it was made to sound like an ethereal spiritual practice that one attained only when they had reached a high level of spiritual greatness. I knew it was to only be done in secret and that the Lord did great things during a fast, but I had […]

So often a simple act can mean so much to another person. A smile, a gentle hello, a hug at church, a meal, a card in the mail. These things don’t take much of our time or effort, yet for the other person they can make or break how their day is going. We honestly […]

I love seeing values that we are trying to instill into our children become reality. So often as parents, we feel like we talk a lot to open air assuming what we say goes in one ear and out the other. Yet God is good in what is actually retained in all of our teaching. […]

You have heard of people walking in a desert who see in the distance the beautiful sight of cool, clear water. They run as fast as they can and when they reach the spot they saw the water, there is more desert. It was a mirage. Their vision was hazy because of heat, exhaustion, and […]

Often when one says the word “vision” on its own you automatically think of eyesight. However, there are other ways to use the word some are short sighted others more far sighted just like our physical sight can be. Often we live with our vision very limited to what is right in front of us. […]

Valentines Day is tomorrow, and I feel like it is a holiday either incredibly loved or deeply loathed. Whether that is because of one’s relationship status on the particular day in question or simply just because of how commercialized the holiday has become, I’m not sure. I think something we should strive to do is […]