• The First Thing to Say When Doubt is Shouting

    A friend wrote me a note last week: Pray for me. I’m struggling with anxiety. She recognized the source of the anxiety was lies, but her heart just felt so worried. I prayed for wisdom, as I typed a quick response. I wrote: Speak truth to your heart. I saw the word lies and realized the only help I could offer her was truth.  And the only source of truth, is God’s Word. When we are surrounded by anxiety and stress,…

  • Seven Steps to Raising Grateful Kids

    Welcome to TUESDAY TALK! *I’m so glad to have you join me this Tuesday for our weekly Tuesday Talk Link-Up! Before linking up, let me share with you some things I’ve been learning from one of the best parenting books I’ve read in awhile!  by Kristen Welch In this brand-new book by Kristen Welch, discover how saying “no” can lead to life’s biggest “yes.” One of the most powerful chapters is the last one: “Where the Rubber Meets the Road.” In this chapter, she…

  • But God Had Other Plans – My Valentine’s Story

    Welcome to TUESDAY TALK! I’m so glad to have you join me this Tuesday for our weekly Tuesday Talk Link-Up! Today we are going to have a blog hop of our love stories! (read my story below) Beth at Our Pretty Little Girls  //  Becky at BYBMG Jessica at Sweet Little Ones  //  Emily at Raising Barnes Stephanie at Wife Mommy Me  //  Stasia at Our Life on a Budget Sarah at Abiding In Grace  //  Ruthie at Rear. Release. Regroup. Laura at Life Is Beautiful  //  Christina at Waltzing In…

  • The Most Important Thing You Can Give Your Friends

    I’ve never been one to have a lot of friends. The ones I do have, I am very close to. Something happened in college where I lost both of my childhood friends at once. It was a deep and lasting blow to my heart. It happened right before one of them was married. I had a bridesmaid dress. It sat in my closet as the wedding day came and went. I attended the other friend’s wedding a few months later, not as…