Truth. Love. Joy.
So many times we think we are doing our best, trying to make everyone happy… …people pleasing BUT we end up exhausted, frustrated, spinning our wheels, angry, resentful — hurt. Read this short illustration taken from the book Morning Light by Amy E. Dean… The Man, the Boy, and the Donkey A man and his
His eyes lit up and a smile transformed his face. “Thank you mommy. Thank you.” He wrapped his pudgy arms around my neck and squeezed tight nearly knocking me over. My heart swelled with joy to see my sweet son so grateful for something so small. Do you think God’s heart swells when we offer
(If you received this post via email, be sure to visit our blog today to watch the video.) What do YOU do when you get discouraged? How do you find the courage to press on, persevere through road blocks or negativity? Today I’m talking about my… S M I L E file In this file
Recently, when dressing to leave my house, I found myself changing my clothes three times and still when I walked out the door… I did not feeling pretty enough. When seasons change, like summer to fall, I feel a little insecure about letting go of those things that I’ve found that bring me comfort, the “groove”
A few months ago, we were visiting Austin, TX (saying, “Good-bye” to our kids as they left for Ukraine). We were challenged in church that morning from the regular series the pastor was preaching through in Philippians, to run the race of the christian life, metaphorically speaking, for the joy of it. I hadn’t thought
Without any self-control and shouted loud enough for the neighbors to hear, if the windows were open, these words flew out of my mouth like hot flames, “You are ungrateful and spoiled! All you do is fight, whine, and complain — I am DONE! Just done with you, BOTH of you!” It was 7:30 in
A friend of mine home schooled her oldest son through 6th grade and then placed him in a super cool private school. After a few days he told her he had made some friends and was being included in one of the groups. She asked him to tell her about the different groups. He told
You know what bugs me? Perfect moms. Perfect moms with perfect kids, in their perfect homes, and perfect husbands who dote on their perfect little family. They are always put together, dressed to the nines, with their hair perfectly colored and nails manicured. Their houses are spotless, and they somehow seem to flow through life
Last year, I read the book, Enjoy The Ride by Steve Gilliland — full of great inspiration and a very easy read, which I love! In the book he shared this essay by Robert J. Hastings — I loved it! I pulled it out the other day to read it again, for me, and shared
(If you received this post via email, be sure to visit our blog today to watch the video.) If you were to look up the word overwhelmed in the dictionary today, you just might see my picture there, seriously. Not only is it the… …many loads of laundry …messy kitchen …kids homework …taxi driving momma