Truth. Love. Joy.
Child abuse or should I say the prevention of – is a passion of mine. Picture this. You are at the grocery store, target, mall- some public place… when a child is acting out. You can see the anxiety of that parent rising. They may lash out at their child who is misbehaving, and maybe
It is amazing to me that when we finally have the courage to follow Jesus in a radical way and do what He has called us to do, we are met with great opposition. Acquaintances doubt us. Friends question us. Our family even makes us wonder if we are doing the right thing. And the
Today I cut a pineapple. Not very earth-shattering — to you. …but to me, it was monumental. I had never cut a pineapple before, never even tried. Even when we lived in the jungle and the indigenous people would bring us fresh pineapple from their gardens, I’d let it sit on the counter, our eyes
This past weekend, my husband took our 6 year old daughter Gracie on a trip to see family in California. Living in MN, a trip to CA in the middle of February is much to be excited about! Add to that she was visiting a same age cousin who was celebrating a birthday by having
“For fast-acting relief try slowing down” – Lily Tomlin We can GO. GO. GO. with out stopping to take a breath because life is full of expectations. From ourselves and others to DO. DO. DO. Life happens. From one day to the next. Life goes on. Even after hiccups, set-backs, and losses. Life begins with today
The spring of 2002 is not one I care to ever relive. As my wedding ring slipped from my finger, my hope, confidence and security obliterated. A single mom, there was one fear that plagued my mind… …what would happen to my kids if something happened to me? My ex-husband lived several states away. I
What if, you woke up today with only the things you thanked God for yesterday? OUCH!! I stumbled across this message the other day and it stopped. me. in. my. tracks. Why? Because I had been having a pity-party. It wasn’t fun. really, it was NOT. There was no one at my “party” it was
“We have to pray with our eyes on God, not on the difficulties.” – Oswald Chambers My son lost his iPod last week. Actually, it had been gone a week longer but Sam kept it a secret, hoping to run across it. But he didn’t, and as he lay on the couch crying the truth
The holidays should bring us joy and reunions with friends and family. We should be able to approach them with expectation and anticipation. But some years we can’t. Some years, too much has changed from the way it was to fully embrace where we are. We have been blessed this year and we are looking
The darkest days of Fall, before the first day of Winter gives us a chance to reflect on being a L I G H T and connecting with our Higher Power, mine is God, to experience peace and joy in today. Daylight is a precious gift… …as is the moment. Each day before us provides