I Don’t Think I Can Do This

I Don’t Think I Can Do This

She was on the other side of the wall in the next room. I couldn’t hear what the nurses were saying or her husband or friends. I couldn’t hear what words her family might have spoken to assure her. I couldn’t hear the calm words of the doctor or the likely beeping of...

An Honest Valentine For My Husband

An Honest Valentine For My Husband

Happy Valentine’s Day to My Husband  the man who lives in my house, and sleeps in my bed, and that I don’t get to connect with very often. Hi. I love you. It’s nice to stop and acknowledge that we are married, and that you are my husband and I am your wife when we are...

The One Way We All Want To Be Loved

The One Way We All Want To Be Loved

  There are plenty of things I would love to change about myself. Part of me would like to spend the next few minutes talking about all of those things. I would love to tell you all of the things that I really really dislike about my body, my personality, my...

When We Hope They Will Forget…

When We Hope They Will Forget…

He had worked so hard on his Lego creation. For over an hour he had sat at the kitchen table carefully piecing each block in place. I’m not sure if it slipped or if his little brother reached up and grabbed it. But the next thing I knew, it was shattered into a...

7 Stay at Home Valentine’s Date Night Ideas for Parents

7 Stay at Home Valentine’s Date Night Ideas for Parents

The Valentine’s Day after my son was born, we attempted to go out to dinner… and bring our brand new baby along with us. He was just a few weeks old at the time, and we were first time parents. What we planned as a simple dinner out with a mostly sleeping baby ended...

To the Mom With the Cozy Coupe in Her Living Room

To the Mom With the Cozy Coupe in Her Living Room

There has been a red Fisher Price Cozy Coupe parked in my living room for the last five years. We bought our first little plastic car when my oldest son turned one. He enjoyed climbing inside and eating his snack and putting his drink in the cup holder in the back....

To the Woman Who Regrets Her Abortion – What the Church Should Say

To the Woman Who Regrets Her Abortion – What the Church Should Say

It is estimated that 54 Million women have chosen abortion since the Supreme Court ruling of Roe v Wade on January 22, 1973. 54 Million women have chosen abortion… some who stand behind it, some who shamefully regret it, and those who have found healing and moved on...

Shouting FREEDOM | National Human Trafficking Awareness Day

Shouting FREEDOM | National Human Trafficking Awareness Day

Last summer, I felt God calling my heart to attend a women's conference in Redding, CA. So with very little planning, I got on a plane and went. I was fully prepared to meet God there, but what happened on my trip out was just as important as anything that took place...

Don’t Miss Christmas! 5 Ways To Make Sure You Won’t

Don’t Miss Christmas! 5 Ways To Make Sure You Won’t

“We’re going to make it! It will all be over soon!” He closed the back door of my van and turned to walk back inside the grocery store. He had helped me load a box of frozen turkeys for our church to donate to families in need, and I appreciated his help. But this...

Momma, You’re Doing Better Than You Think

Momma, You’re Doing Better Than You Think

I stood there in the middle of the elementary school crying. As she told me about what had happened on the playground, I just couldn’t help it. I couldn’t keep back the tears. I had dropped Kolton off at school this morning just like every other morning (except this...

Should a Christian Have an Elf?

Should a Christian Have an Elf?

So you have an elf this year. Maybe it’s a nice elf who leaves sweet surprises for your children each night. Maybe it is a naughty elf who does silly tricks and makes messes and memories alike. Or maybe your elf leaves projects for your children so that they can learn...

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