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Preparing for the Storm in More Ways Than One
The sky is blue, the air is humid, it feels like just another day in Florida. You would never know it...but there is a storm coming. I was struck with overwhelming gratitude...
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The most important single factor in your life
It turns out 5am held some little treasures for me. In the beginning I discovered a new kind of quiet that I wrote about in a previous post. But as I reach the…
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It’s my Blogiversary!
I thought it would be fun to go back through all of my posts and compile a "What Have I Learned" list. Some of you have been with me from the beginning, others…
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Quietness: The Anxiety Antidote
I wish I could say this is how I live all the time, that at every turn my heart is quiet and I am trusting God. But it's simply not the case. This…
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5am isn’t so bad after all
Transition is hard for me. I don't know exactly when it happens but somewhere between coming home from vacation and having to start real life again, I get...
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My First Guest Post!
Some of you already know that we traveled the infertility road for many years, but this is part of the story that you might not know...how we almost gave up and how God…
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Influence in Action
I have known for years that writing makes me come alive, but it wasn't until last fall that God gave me a clear purpose for it. Influence. Since the weekend that He first…
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When You are Simply Trying to Survive Infertility, and it’s Mother’s Day…again
Mother's Day is right around the corner and while many will be enjoying breakfast in bed and crayon family portraits, many others will be slowly dying inside. For years, that was me. I…
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10 ways to reach your teenager long before they become one
Something odd is happening between us and our kids. We all seem to like each other...and I have teenagers. It is a weird phenomenon, I know. I keep wondering, "How did we get…
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Don’t let these 4 anxiety triggers slow you down
Sometimes tears just come out of nowhere. You know what I'm talking about don't you? One minute you think you are just fine and the next minute, here come the water works. I…
