Children are a gift from the Lord; they are a reward from him. Psalm 127:3 NLT Many of us have vivid memories of those early pregnancy days. Being pregnant was a time of great … well, expectation (yes, pun intended). No matter how long ago it may have been, we can still retrieve those moments during that […]
To the new Mama’s in our midst … we rally in your corner, Sweet Friend. We know and understand your fatigue — the days often seem to blur from one into the next as you may find yourself constantly looking at the calendar with disbelief that so much time has elapsed, and yet, possibly feeling […]
I come from a genetic tree of people that love to celebrate around food and likewise show and share hospitality through that same food. On certain occasions, our doors are wide open to visitors who know they are welcome to stop on in and sit for a bit and share whatever they wish with whoever […]
Sweet friendships refresh the soul and awaken our hearts with joy, for good friends are like the anointing oil that yields the fragrant incense of God’s presence. Proverbs 27:9 The Passion Translation True friends are a rare find … I get it. The older I get, I’m finding that life takes us all in different […]
Death is inevitable. Pain feels insurmountable. Grief is survivable I know. It sounds counterintuitive to everything we know. We use words like, “I would never survive that.” Or maybe, “I can’t live without you.” Tossed flippantly, we coast through life without much regard or awareness of life. That is until we are faced with a […]
For you were called to be free, brothers and sisters; only don’t use this freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but serve one another through love. Galatians 5:13 CSB One quote that has stuck with me for several years now is “Our lives were never meant to be our own”. I believe we are […]
When I think of a servant’s heart, one name comes to mind. Jackie. I first met Jackie at the school that our children attended. We had two children in the same grade levels and together we have been through it all. From room moms to volunteer moms to bleacher sitting moms, Jackie and I have […]
Today would have been my brother’s birthday. He was my only biological sibling, two years younger than I. At the age of 9, he was diagnosed with an incurable neurologically deteriorating illness. At the time of the diagnosis, there were only 100 possible known cases throughout the United States. Schilder’s disease became the word of […]
There’s more up ahead … more work to do … more praying to be done … more places to go … more people to meet … so much more to learn … It’s a hard pill to swallow when your circumstances tell a different story. But if you don’t have anyone in your immediate sphere […]
Titus Two 