It is Thanksgiving, the day we count our blessings. Our church has a Thanksgiving service on the eve before. During this service, people often give testimonies for things for which they are thankful. I remember one Thanksgiving service when my boys were very young and my husband had just lost his job because the work…
Somehow in life we pick up false beliefs that drag us down and keep us from being happy and reaching our full potential. These lies run through our minds as negative thoughts or spill out of our mouths when we cut ourselves down. Sometimes events or circumstances seem to reinforce a lie because our view…
After years of trying to lose weight and failing, I had a break through last year. I lost over 40 pounds and went down five sizes in six months. This journey was surprising, and in the end, satisfying because I did it with simple adjustments, and all it cost me was some time. You can…
You know that you have small children in your home if . . . • You notice that there are raisins on your table, and you set out chocolate covered raisins. • You notice your walls are gray three feet from the floor instead of white, and no matter how much you scrub, it keeps…
Some days as a stay-at-home mom can be more challenging than others. Take the day that Tyler insisted that he was a dog, for example. I’m sure my neighbors think I’m a tad strange as I go out to call my children in for lunch: “Here, puppy, puppy, puppy. Puppies, it is time to eat.”…