How Do You Prepare to Come Before the Lord?
What is your attitude when you come before the Lord? Is your mind racing through all the things you need to accomplish after you finish your quiet time? Is your heart right with God? Does peace fill your spirit when you’re reading God’s word? All too often we have too much going on. Even in […]
Who Do You Complain To?
We all have days that don’t go exactly how we planned them. Difficulties arise that we weren’t expecting, tasks must be completed that weren’t on the to do list, messes are made that require clean up… [Tweet “The truth is that no one ever has a perfect day, no one’s day follows their plan perfectly. […]
The Joy of Long Days
These days are long. There is no doubt about it. Leaving our old life behind in pursuit of my husband’s dream has changed more than just our physical address and location. What I thought were long days in the past are nothing compared to the long days of now. Yet, though the days are long […]
Lessons on God I Learned from My Puppy
It’s amazing how having a puppy is like having a newborn baby. It’s not something that I had even considered before getting her. If I had I probably would have given up even the thought of it. As the mother of a 11 and 9 year old, sleep-filled nights are one of my favorite things […]
Pursuing a Peaceful Family Christmas
Christmas is supposed to be a time filled with peace, but all too often that slips away in the midst of shopping, wrapping, baking and planning. Yet, that is why Christmas has become what it shouldn’t be, about us. Christmas should be the most peaceful, giving time of the year and instead it’s become another […]
When God’s Will Changes Your Dreams
Over the last few years all I wanted to do was write. Putting pen to paper is what I lived for and as I wrote I prayed for those that needed to hear what God had laid on my heart. I prayed for you. Looking back now I see that another thing was happening as […]
I Must Be Crazy…
It’s been a long time since I’ve sat down to write. I’ve been tired and overwhelmed for a while, so I just took some time off. I got to fly back home to Texas for the first time in almost 5 years and see my family. It was such a blessing to see everyone, finally […]
A Peaceful Parenting Journey
It’s amazing all of the things we learn along the parenting journey, each day something new is added to our lessons learned file in our memories. Just when we think we have things figured out, we’re surprised yet again. Peaceful parenting doesn’t just happen overnight and sometimes it’s no where to be found. We must […]
It’s a God Thing
The fact that I am less than a year from my tenth wedding anniversary is a miracle…I often refer to it as “a God thing”. There is simply no other reason that I should be celebrating almost a decade of marriage. If you had known me about 6-7 years ago and had told me that […]
Peaceful Communication in Your Family
Sometimes in your family it seems likes having peaceful communication is just not possible. From children that want their way to parents that don’t take time to hear their children out, often times peace is not evident in much of the communication in a home. As parents we long to have peace in our homes, […]