The fall was an extremely busy season for my family. We moved to another part of the state for my husband to take over a business, bought a house, had our third baby, and started my oldest daughter in school. It was like a sprint to the end of the year, holding out for the…
August always seems to come with lots of new beginnings and fresh starts. Sometimes, I think August feels more like a new beginning than January. School is starting, ministry is starting, the seasons begin to change … well, unless you’re in the deep south like me, then you might have to wait a few more…
When the Red Bird Came Calling… I am sitting today with my Mom at Southwest Christian Care while I wait for her to make her way to heaven. There is a clear double glass door that allows us to see outside to the trees and the sky, but there is one special red bird that…
When I was younger, I enjoyed anything artsy. I loved music, I tinkered around with drawing and I wrote about things that touched me. Just like then, sometimes now, when I am sad God gives me the greatest words. Well, to me they are (wink). I think it is His way of encouraging me. I…
The house was silent. It was 2:00 in the afternoon on a beautiful summer day; the two older children were playing well together upstairs in their room, the youngest asleep in his crib, and the 3 year old off with family. In that moment I needed to decide whether to be super productive or restful.…