We have tried to grow apple trees twice in the past ten years.  They’ve never produced fruit for us.  Not because my husband didn’t try, nor is it because we haven’t had enough rain or good soil. We’ve done all the right things, but we have deer. We live in what would be considered the city. A suburb of the capitol of our state. Home to over 100,000 people.  It seems there are just as many deer.  We’ve come…

  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…

When I was little, my mom always said, “Sarah, you are such a homebody.” Not to be confused with the “homie” term of today. She wasn’t telling me she thought I was her BFF. No, she was commenting on my lack of desire to leave the house. Don’t get me wrong. I loved hanging out with my friends: sleepovers, mall trips. But my mother recognized my happiest place was at home. I loved the comfort. The safe feelings and all of…

  “Mother, may I take three steps?” “Yes, you may take three baby steps” “Mother, may I take five steps?” Yes, you may take five froggy steps.” Did you play “Mother May I?” when you were younger? In the game you always have to ask the question and then the one at the finish line answers with the type of steps you are allowed to take. You may take five frog jumps. You may take four baby steps. Two backwards steps. Bunny hops. Kangaroo jumps. But everyone playing the…