After 17 year of marriage, it seems that Valentine’s Day may be losing it’s luster and pazazz.  Or, it could just be the chaotic and busy lives we’ve been journeying through recently!  Living life with four children, jobs, and endless appointments is inevitably time consuming!  Regardless, of the busyness our lives take, there’s one…

“This too shall pass!” We’ve all heard the quote. Have you ever experienced, what seemed to be an “infinite season”? A season of heartache and trial that drudgingly seemed to go on and on? These are the times in our lives that not only test our faith, but when the trial is over, we find…

Am I the only woman in the world  whose felt “disliked” at times?   I’m being honest here, I need to know…  Am I the only woman who struggles with concerns of whether people like me? The only girl who’s felt less than, in a world focused on popularity, beauty, and perfection? A woman in…

This afternoon driving home from an appointment, I was thinking and praying about the many stressors in my life recently.  As tears filled my eyes, I quietly prayed, “Lord, I need to hear from you.  Can you send me a word through a song?  I need to hear a word from you!”  Immediately after I…

In this day and age, it has become increasingly difficult to find wholesome television shows and movies.  As a mother, I am cautious of television and have been continually let down with most of the choices available currently for families and children.  My husband grew up watching old shows with his parents and thus, he…

  Today I write from a place in the past, not looking into the future, but recognizing the present. Looking into the past I recall… A young woman eager to marry. A positive sign on a test, indicating “soon to be a mother”. A little red headed baby boy, the first to call me momma”.…

Today I deactivated my FB account!  If you know me, you know this is a {big} deal!  I have friends from all over the world, very close friends, and utilize FB as a means of keeping in touch with long distance friends and family.  Over the past several months I’ve noticed a feeling of discontentment…

Fellow prayer warriors… This past week was a living nightmare.  Our well stopped working and we couldn’t figure out why we didn’t have water, only to realize we had water but it was literally muddy water.  Not to mention, there was sickness in the house.  This momma  was sick and when mom is sick, nothing…

I feel attacked! Everything around me falls apart. I feel broken and fully cracked.   The painful ache within my chest. It’s tightened grip. Steals much needed rest.   I think to myself, “I’m done!” Sometimes think, “I’ll run away!” This stress weighs a ton.   You say, “You only need to pray!” Countless prayers…

Disney princesses teach young girls a false understanding of what “Happily Ever After” truly means! The countless popular Disney movies with their “too good to be true” love stories!   Like the story of sleeping beauty, who was poisoned by a wicked step-mother for her true beauty!  At just the right moment, her prince charming…