To the Hopeless & the Hurting, Right now, all seems lost and all seems grim. The disease, the bankruptcy, the affair, the death, the circumstance; it seems too much for one person to bear alone and you wonder how you’ll press on. Broken and full of hurt, you wonder, where is God in all of […]

Looking out my window, I see that spring has arrived.  I love watching new plants emerge from the soil and old favorites bloom after a season of dormancy. Soon those fledgling plants will grow tall and strong, with a sturdy stem and deep, hearty roots. With a little TLC, these plants can thrive, produce flowers, […]

To the Discouraged & the Brokenhearted, Life. It’s filled with miracles, moments of pure bliss, and treasured memories. Yet among the beauty; there’s pain and amid the sunsets; storms. Life can be cruel, cutting like a knife, scarring with the deepest of hurts. Life can threaten to swallow us whole as discouragement fills our souls […]

2015 is finally here!  Do you have high hopes and are you dreaming big? Before you start chipping away at your resolutions, stop and bow your before the Lord, asking Him guide your path this year.  The 31 Days of Prayer for the New Year will help you center your heart and dedicate it to […]

Happy New Year’s Eve!  Does it feel as though this year has flown by? Do you look back at this year and wonder the impact that you made on those around you? While it’s easy to look at our flaws and want a quick fix on the areas we’re lacking, did you know there’s one […]

Adoption is beautiful and it never ceases to amaze me how God hand-picks and unites families together.  To me, it’s a tangible expression of God’s love for all involved. Adoption has changed my life and my heart by making me a mom to babies who desperately needed a forever family. But Hubs and I weren’t […]

Depression. It can be a silent struggle, one masked by fake smiles and happy Facebook posts. It can be a dangerous, life-altering battle. It is real and should not be ignored. Right now, depression is an unwelcome guest in my family as my sister fights this demon every day. Younger than me by 9 years, […]

  It came out of the blue recently and slipped into my life like an unwelcome guest.  It engulfed me with fear of the future, fed me lies about my children’s behavior and paralyzed my fingers from sharing my heart with the world. The culprit? Anxiety.

My dear friends, it’s confession time. This may sound shallow and more than a little naive, but I loathe listening to the news because it depresses me. Seriously.  I hate the violence, the tragedy, the harsh reality that so many around the globe endure on a daily basis. Meanwhile, I am comfortable in my bubble […]

I’m a singer at heart, although I am pretty sure I wouldn’t make it through the blooper round of American Idol. Out of habit, I burst into song at random times throughout the day and even make up words to popular tunes to entertain my little loves. While my kids are my favorite audience, they’ve […]

It was the news I was dreading, the news I had prayed a million times wouldn’t come. On our journey to answers about Joy’s developmental delays, this was my biggest fear and now it was real. I had rehearsed my reaction to the news plenty of times in my head. I shouldn’t have been surprised. […]