Tag Archives: Faith

I used to run Christmas like a CEO runs a large company. There were spreadsheets and I carried a Christmas planner with me at all times. I had pages for under-the-tree gifts, stocking gifts, a cookie ...

The season of Christmas is said to be the most wonderful time of the year. Gathering with family and friends, exchanging gifts, celebrating old traditions and making new ones. I am one of those people...

We are not conditioned to waiting. We are an impatient people, accustomed to things happening right now. When my Prime delivery takes more than 24 hours, I'm perplexed. Where is it? When I place my gr...

I lived paycheck-to-paycheck when my kids were young. Sometimes, after paying the bills, I had less than twenty dollars left over to live on for two weeks. That meant that there wasn't any money left ...

I used to be so sleep-deprived that I would fall asleep while driving Zack to developmental preschool at 10 o'clock in the morning. Friends would scold me for sending emails at 3 AM, but that's when I...

When you pass through deep waters, I will be with you; your troubles will not overwhelm you. Isaiah 43:2 (GNT) I loved this verse when I was in college. I also had very little idea what trouble was. B...

I recently purchased a pack of red bell peppers that were so delicious I just ate some of them whole!!! Wouldn't it be great if I planted the seeds and enjoyed these peppers again and again? I remembe...

Peace is what I leave with you; it is my own peace that I give you. I do not give it as the world does. Do not be worried and upset; do not be afraid. John 14:27 (GNT) When Zack was young, I was overc...

And God will generously provide all you need. Then you will always have everything you need and plenty left over to share with others. 2 Corinthians 9:8 (NLT) The third time I heard this verse in the ...

The LORD is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit. Psalms 34:18 (NIV) As moms, we have many expectations when we are pregnant - most of which we envision with delightful...