From One Mom To Another

I wanted to share, support and promote a film I am very excited about for a couple of reasons. 1) Because a friend of mine, Caleb Cubbison, is starring in it. I can not wait until he is a famous Hollywood star and I can say “I knew him when…” and 2) Because this film [...]

“Don’t push these children away. Don’t ever get between them and me. These children are at the very center of life in the kingdom. Mark this: Unless you accept God’s kingdom in the simplicity of a child, you’ll never get in.” Mark 10:13-15 Fall is here. Hooray, Hooray, and fast approaching is Turkey Day! I [...]

If You change the way you look at things the things you look at change. Today I am thankful for how creative God is! The fall is my absolute favorite time of year. A decorator told me recently that the color orange fights depression. Isn’t it fascinating that as the earth is actually dying away [...]

By entering through faith into what God has always wanted to do for us—set us right with him, make us fit for him—we have it all together with God because of our Master Jesus. And that’s not all: We throw open our doors to God and discover at the same moment that he has already [...]

I had a rough morning, really starting last night. I cried quite a lot at the results of this election. I told Ben when I was a teenager I did not care about Politics. However, I feel strong about honoring and praying for authority even if you do not agree with them. Bush was the [...]

I could not resist bringing a little laughter to the day. I knew, related, and DID every single one of these! I have now arrived the day when my day is retro. Ha ha! Too funny! You Know You Grew Up In the 80′s IF: 1. You’ve ever ended a sentence with the word SIKE. [...]

Duty is ours, results are God’s. ~John Quincy Adams Today, I exercised my right to vote. It has been a long hard journey for America and it is nearly over. I have been offended, provoked to thought, had to bite my tongue on more than one occasion for the sake of peace, and am sure [...]

Hot -Spot: A place in your home that attracts clutter, if not dealt with will eventually take over. Do you have a table in your home that stays cluttered, it’s just the catch all for everything? This was my dining room table, and I don’t have a kitchen table. There were many nights I would [...]

In the past weeks and months I have been asked not to discuss my political views in certain circles and felt like I was being “un-Christian” to respond to political and personal accusations, the most hurtful that I am a racist. I am not black, I am not white, I am a Christian. While many [...]

This morning I went into my seven year old daughter’s room. As I turned on lights to wake her up, I gave her a kiss on the forehead and said in a sweet voice “Emily it’s time to get up sweetie.” She pulled the covers over her head to protect herself from the light and [...]