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The 100 Day Challenge
Finding balance is a constant challenge. Though I write and speak on balance, seasons of life bring different obstacles in achieving the balance you'd like to have. I've been frustrated the last year with things I want to do, but don't have time to do consistently, at...
Kim de Blecourt And Ukrainian Orphans
It's my pleasure to share my friend Kim de Blecourt's upcoming journey to assist Ukrainian orphans. Could you consider partnering with her? What A Cockroach Taught Me About God I pulled my only cooking pot off the counter to start dinner. That’s when I saw him. The...
Boomers, Osteens and The Lost Generation
(Congratulations to Kristine Stutsman for winning Betsy Tachella's book!) There's been a lot of talk lately about Baby Boomer Victoria Osteen's statement that worship is for self and not God. There's a lot of talk about the self-centeredness of the church. My friend,...
Seventeen Problems by Betsy Tachella
It's my privilege to share an excerpt from my friend Betsy Tachella's new book, "Speak To Me Lord, I'm Listening." She's also giving away a copy to a reader - comment below or send me an email and I'll put your name in the drawing. The entries will be open through...
Raising A Girl With Healthy Self Image
Notes From An Eating Disorder Survivor When I gave birth to a daughter, I was terrified. At twenty-three, I was still a girl myself, struggling with my own issues – an eating disorder, insecurities, and identity issues. If I struggled with my own body issues, how was...
Interview with Cindy Bultema And A Red Hot Give-away!
I'm excited to share a new Bible Study with you by friend Cindy Bultema, a writer, speaker, bible teacher and mom. Cindy grew up in a non-Christian home with an atheist father and spent her time in unsatisfying relationships and doing drugs. It wasn’t until she...
There Goes My Life – Thoughts From A Mom At Midnight
Her brothers carried her boxes out to the car. She asked an honest question, “Is there anything else I need to know?' Her dad joked and said, “Nope, you’ll do fine.” I looked into her eyes and I saw fear behind the questions. Though she went to a university eleven...
Sometimes Being Weird Is The Best I Can Do
The summer’s gone, another school year begins. As an educator and counselor, my life revolves around summer vacations and the school calendar. And this summer was the weirdest ever. I’ll be honest. I’ve been extra irritable. I even “lost it”a few times. “Losing...
Four Lessons Learned From An Unlikely Pair
It's my privilege to share this story my daughter wrote from one of her recent trips to Hope Of Life International, Zacapa, Guatemala. Kaylee's spent seven months in the last two years in the mountains of Zacapa. I want to share the story of an everyday unsung hero of...
Raising Confident Girls & A Bible Study For Moms
I'm posting today at Whatever Girls on 5 Truths For Raising Confident Girls in Today's Culture. Don't miss this important post. Read it here. I'm having a bible study at my home this school year once a month on Mondays from 9-11. Details still being made. If child...
When You Just Want To See Jesus
It's only Tuesday. My kids started school. Robin Williams took his life. A friend buried a baby. All night I've been listening to Sandy Patti's "We Shall Behold Him" because I was ushered into the presence of Jesus today during the funeral service of a little baby. My...
Hearing The Voices Of Freedom
It's been a long time since I've really written. From the heart. Heart writing requires time - time to reflect, time to write down what whispers in your soul. I don't know where to start - whether to write about standing in the Charleston slave market or on the...