Last week I read a blog by my new friend, Rachel. And by new, I mean, we haven’t really met in person but when I read her post I simply knew we could be the best of friends. She hates cooking as much as I do. On her blog she wrote about how she’s thankful for…
My Best Yes!
It’s rare that I devote an entire blog to talk about just one book but The Best Yes by Lysa TerKeurst is worthy of it’s own post. It’s that good. I wish I had read it 40 years ago. You see, I’ve long lived with the delusion that I can do it all; take care…
What If We Change Our Words?
“No matter what I do I just can’t seem to lose weight.” “I’m so tired.” “I hurt all the time.” I have said all three of those sentences multiple times within the past 30 days. But this week I heard something that revolutionized my thinking and subsequently, the words I speak. I was listening to a…
Stolen Hearts
Proverbs 17:6 says, “Grandchildren are the crowning glory of the aged . . . ” I looked through several Bible translations to see if I could find one that didn’t use the word “aged” but really this is the best I could come up with. The other options were “old men” and “elderly.” Suddenly “aged”…
Shhhh . . .
You know those crazy moments in life? Company is on the way, your house is a mess, and you really aren’t in the mood to have guests anyway. In fact, what you’d like to do more than anything else is curl up in the fetal position and have a good cry. If you could actually…