This year my husband and I are celebrating twenty years of marriage. It seems impossible that we are already here. (Scroll to the very bottom to see some pictures of us through the years.) As I’ve reflected on these past twenty years, I distinctly remember riding in a church van with one of my friends. We were taking our youth group to an amusement park and had a four hour drive. I was newly married, maybe just a few years into…
Why You Should Read a Psalm Everyday I read a psalm everyday. I’ve done it for years and years. Today I want to share a little of my past and why I think you should read a psalm everyday too. The Book of Psalms is one of my favorites, but not until I was a young mom. When I was in college, before marriage and children, I would study God’s word and spend an hour before classes each morning reading,…
I will be the first to admit that I am not the most consistent when it comes to prayer. I often find myself distracted, busy, and overwhelmed. But, there has been one prayer I do pray almost on a daily basis. If I do set aside time to pray, I always pray this one prayer for my husband. For seventeen years I’ve been a stay-at-home mom. After giving birth to my oldest I quit teaching and have lived most of…
Mondays were the hardest for me when my children were little. The weekend was usually spent having fun, relaxing, and resting. Sundays were busy with two church services and little time for anything but a long lunch and quick nap before going back for evening service. We would then hurry home, go to bed, and start our week. Mondays were spent getting ready for the week and back to the routine. The only problem was, each Monday was the same….