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, […]

Marriage is Under Fire and the Salt & Light Link Up #45

Marriage is under fire. This is not a new fact, but rather a renewel of the truth that I already knew. Satan does not want our marriages to work, he will do anything to cause our marriages to fail. [Tweet “Why? Why does Satan take such an interest in our marriages?”] The answer is simple. […]

25 Christmas Activities for Kids & Family Fun Friday Link Up

Before we know it Christmas will be here! As year round homeschoolers, we take the entire month of December off from school and enjoy staying busy with lots of fun activities that we normally don’t have time to do. I’m thrilled to share 25 of our favorite Christmas activities for kids, please don’t feel like you […]

My Future is Not Dictated by My Past

How very thankful I am that God’s grace is a gift that He bestows upon us even when we don’t deserve it…even after we’ve failed Him time and time again. There have been countless times in my life that I have chosen to go my own way even though I definitely knew that it was […]

A Life Rightly Full and the Salt & Light Link Up #44

When life is full and you don’t know how to slow down, eventually you will break. If you were to ask me how I know I would tell you it’s because that’s a road I’ve been down more times than I can count. Somehow in my mind I think I can take on the world, […]