My Proverbs 31 Journey

For years I avoided reading Proverbs 31. I was aware of abounding flaws. I knew that I would never measure up to the virtuous woman. I felt like a failure. Being raised by loving Christian parents, yet having made choices that led to divorce, single motherhood, adultery, separation, etc. I believed I could never be […]

Summer Family Fun Nights

I love to spend time with my family and summer family fun nights are some of my favorite times with them! As a Texas girl living in Maine, July and August temperatures are the closest that I can get to the heat that I miss so much from back home. So, in the summer we […]

Capturing Life

Crazy busy days have been a part of my life for as long as I can remember. From the moment I get up to the moment I make myself lay down I am constantly getting something done and then pushing on to the next thing that needs my attention. It’s part of who I am, […]

The Keys to Gaining Wisdom

Everyone desires to have wisdom, to know what the best decisions are, to ensure you stay on the right path for your life, etc. Wisdom is something that we all need and yet, we struggle to figure out how to get it. The keys to gaining wisdom really are very simple, but the calling is […]

The Pursuit of Wisdom

While I have come a long way on my walk with God since becoming a mother, I still have so far to go…so much to learn and much wisdom to continue to gain. Yet, I can not gain wisdom if I’m not in pursuit of wisdom. If I stop reading God’s word, stop pursuing a […]

I’m Losing Memories

Yesterday I realized something. Something that I hadn’t noticed had creeped into my life and my thoughts. Something that I have to stop. Fact: My husband is 17 years older than me. Fact: My husband’s commercial fishing is taking him away from the family for longer periods of time than ever. These two facts can’t […]

Just One More Parenting Article

Today, I’m excited to have my sweet friend, Marissa sharing her heart here in my corner! She is such a blessing to me and I know she will be to you as well! We currently have a project together in the works, so you’ll be seeing some more of us together in the coming months! […]

Surviving and Thriving…Living Life Unplanned

The truth is that I haven’t been away from my PC for more than 5 hours (at which time I was sleeping) for over 2 weeks. I. am. exhausted.  As I’m continuing on this unplanned journey that God has me on, I’m discovering all of the reasons why He placed this word on my heart. If I […]

When Motherhood Makes You Cry…

The truth is that motherhood makes you cry. The crying begins with tears of joy when you find out you’re going to have a baby. From that point on, the tears come for different reasons because every pregnancy and every motherhood journey has it’s own joys and sorrows. The crying doesn’t end when your baby […]

The Law Has Been Replaced

As the Good Morning Girls have been reading through the book of Leviticus, I’m amazed at all of the wonderful ways I’ve seen how God fulfilled in the New Testament things from the Old. It’s truly wonderful to see how God took the law of the Old Testament and replaced the requirements and processes through […]