Listen to the Whisper
The best thing about Valentine’s Day being over is the pressure of Valentine’s Day Boxes being removed from my life until next year. I understand that some have a love for crafts. Somehow, the entire genetic makeup that is "crafting" all ended up in my sister’s DNA,...
Marriage Mantra
We cheer at the excitement of new love at weddings and why? Because it’s beautiful...two people starting their adventure together. Then a few years in everyone starts saying “It’s so hard.” If “It’s so hard” was your life, we wouldn’t tell you to quit your life....
Let’s Rethink February 14th
What is it about Valentine’s Day that can make it so awkward?! I remember in high school on Valentine’s Day the entire school lobby looked as if a flower shop blew up all over it. Balloons, roses, and carnations everywhere and students would shift through the red,...
Love Languages Quiz
Valentine's Week can be tricky. If you're single, it can throw you onto the “Will I Ever Find Love?” train. Newer couples, you have to beat your loved one's last Valentine’s Day. Married couples, the restaurants are crowded and cards are five dollars, so you end up...
It’s Time For a Reset
I woke up with the sense this morning that it may be time for all of us to pause and reset. This may be a moment when we take a deep breath and say, “No matter my past or current situation, I need eyes to see. Eyes to see my kids with clarity, eyes to see my...
You Are Worth It
Some days feel like we are fighting through a pile of clutter. That's what my week felt like until the influenza bomb hit our house and all of the confusion was blown up by 104-degree temperatures and six bottles of Tamiflu. Things around here got quiet and as I...
How Are We Going To Do This?
Participating with God is the “us” life. It’s when I choose to leave myself at the door and approach each situation asking, “God, how are we going to do this?” or “What are we going to say?” It’s seeing myself so connected to God that my whole being becomes His...
Build Your Boat
This summer, my sister and her family visited Ark Encounter, a life-sized reconstruction of Noah's Ark. As I watched their videos of this gigantic structure, it hit my soul more than ever: people certainly must have thought Noah had lost his mind! In my childhood...