There is something about this picture that gets me thinking about Tom Sawyer painting that fence. Okay, so this is a boy – my son to be exact – painting a wall and not a fence. Regardless, I do love this picture because it shows my son doing something he loves to do; working and doing productive tasks around our house. Based […]
Christmas Giving Opportunity: Operation Christmas Child
I am delighted to share my absolute favorite Christmas giving opportunity with you. Operation Christmas Child is a program in which people just like you assemble shoe boxes filled with gifts for children who may not get anything else for Christmas. This program brings joy, gifts, and the gospel message to children all over the world. My children get a […]
Book Review: One Call Away by Brenda Warner
Sometimes you read a book that you expect to be mediocre and find it to be a gripping page turner that you cannot put down. This was my experience when I recently had the opportunity to read One Call Away by Brenda Warner. The only reason I decided to read this particular book was because […]
Seeking Virtue Sunday – October 2, 2011
I am co-hosting a blog meme (pronounced meem) called Seeking Virtue Sunday. I am working with three other awesome blogs which are listed above. This meme will appear once a month and is an opportunity for Christian ladies (or even gentlemen) to share posts about their walk with Christ. If you are not a blogger, you can still benefit […]
When Tragedy Strikes – Answering His Call
I recently heard that a woman I went to high school with lost her husband in a freak accident in Africa. She and her husband were missionaries in Malawi and were doing amazing things there. This woman was not a personal friend of mine, just a very nice girl I once shared a school with. […]
Book Review: In Praise of Plan B by Tim Kimmel
Have you ever had a plan for your life that got blown out of the water? Are you where you thought you would be by now? Have you ever asked yourself how you got where you are? Did you wake up one morning and find you were stuck in Plan B? If you are a […]
Seeking Virtue Sunday – September 11, 2011
I am co-hosting a blog meme (pronounced meem) called Seeking Virtue Sunday. I am working with three other awesome blogs which are listed above. This meme will appear once a month and is an opportunity for Christian ladies (or even gentlemen) to share posts about their walk with Christ. If you are not a blogger, you can still benefit […]
September 11, 2001 – Moments to Remember
September 11, 2001 is a day that brought me closer to God, changed my perspective on life in America, and set my family on a new path in life. Two months before September 11, my husband signed up to join the National Guard. When we woke up that fateful morning we knew America had been […]
The Life I Lost
I am coming up on the 6 year anniversary of the day my pregnancy was ended by miscarriage. It was a very difficult time for me. I had been trying to get pregnant for about a year to no avail. I was overjoyed when I discovered that I was pregnant, but only a few days […]
Poor Choices and Addictions
Someone I love shared this poem with me once. She was recovering from a drug addiction at the time and she felt that these words described her journey. I wanted to share this with you today for a couple of different reasons. First, it is no secret that families across the globe are affected by […]
