Six Things I Want My Children to Learn

For this school year, I want my children to learn more than math, reading, science, and how to spell. I want to teach them… 1. I love them. We have this thing, my kids and I. No matter where we are, or what we are doing, I will sometimes take a deep breath and gasp, “Guess what!?” Usually they will stop and say, “What?” with a hushed expectancy. I can see their little minds working….Are we in trouble? Is she going to surprise us…

Monday Morning Blues {4}

 Just Breathe Deep…..just breathe in all that GOD is….. Psalm 46 God is our refuge and strength,     always ready to help in times of trouble. 2 So we will not fear when earthquakes come     and the mountains crumble into the sea. 3 Let the oceans roar and foam.     Let the mountains tremble as the waters surge! Interlude 4 A river brings joy to the city of our God,     the sacred home of the Most High. 5 God dwells in that city; it cannot be destroyed….

Waiting Wednesdays {2}

  Do you want to hear a lie that most women believe? It is lie from Christian women, secular women, and ultimately it is a lie Satan wants you to believe. The lie is I am enough. Mothers and women everywhere know that our deepest fear in life is that we are not enough. We cannot be good enough. Smart enough. Beautiful enough. Loving enough. Doing enough. So, we tell ourselves and our daughters, sisters, mothers, and friends that we are…

Monday Morning Blues {3}

Grab your coffee for five minutes. Here are some thoughts to help you get over your Monday Morning Blues. You did it again. That sin you swore you would never do. Again. That one little big thing you’ve confessed before. Exactly 1,809,567 times. The temptation came and you gave in. Before you even had a chance to make the choice. Again. Now, it is a new week and you want to do better. You vow to do better. But then you…