As I raised my three children, I would often wonder how they’d remember their childhoods. Would they look back in delight or shriek in horror? We all have good and bad days, and I desperately wanted my kids to remember the good days and somehow forget the bad ones. Pondering this I thought back to […]
Indeed, one of the loneliest and most heart wrenching feelings is when you are married but you feel alone in your marriage. I know. I’ve been there. Like many couples there was a time when my husband and I were really struggling in our marriage. Those were dark and lonely years—and very painful. Even thinking […]
I hear from people who are struggling in their relationships. Some are ready to throw in the towel in their marriages. Her husband may have cheated. His wife may have lost interest in connecting. So many sad stories. So many lives and families torn apart. But then, there’s that ordinary couple who are still in […]
Dear Husband… Another anniversary, oh how the years have flown by. As I sit across from you at an elegant restaurant—the kind with white tablecloths and linen napkins—I think to myself that I’d marry you again. I’m surprised that I have a bit of “first date” jitters coupled with a comfortableness that allows me to […]
One of a parent’s worst parenting challenges is when your child throws a temper tantrum. I remember back to one of my boys at the age of four in the middle of the hallway of our home completely pitching a fit. He was crying, screaming, flaring his arms and body about, and pounding the floor. […]
I recently turned older y’all. My face shows I’m not young anymore. And I’m okay with that. I have wrinkles. Many in fact. Wrinkles are battle scars. I’ve cried, I’ve been concerned, I’ve lived. Wrinkles are a badge of honor. Like when one earns their military stripes. I’m going to wear my wrinkles with pride. […]
Sometimes the things which keep us up at night and challenge us the most turn out to be the most rewarding. When my daughter, Monica, was born I felt a sense of overwhelming emotions. But the overriding feeling was fear. Fear I would mess her up. Fear I would make mistakes. Fear I would ruin […]
If you searched the whole planet, I doubt you’d find anyone wiser or kinder or more enjoyable than Dr. Jim Burns. Every word out of his mouth pours wisdom. I couldn’t be more thrilled about his new book “Have Serious Fun.” He’s been a thought leader and family advocate for decades and I am so […]
As I’ve previously shared in this article: When God Moves But You Don’t Want To God moved us from California to Arizona with many unexpected turns and bumps. But isn’t that life? We don’t always know what’s coming, nor do we want to know most likely. Last week my post was about how God answered […]
“Truly, I tell you, if anyone says to this mountain, ‘Go, throw yourself into the sea,’ and does not doubt in their heart but believes that what they say will happen, it will be done for them. Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it […]
