With Thanksgiving only days away, and Christmas coming soon, holiday festivities and celebrations have begun… During the holiday season we parents can put undue pressure on our kids, even though it may feel like it’s coming from a place of love. Do you remember—or this may be you now—how difficult it was packing up kids […]
“Love is patient, love is kind and is not jealous; love does not brag and is not arrogant, does not act unbecomingly; it does not seek its own, is not provoked, does not take into account a wrong suffered, does not rejoice in unrighteousness, but rejoices with the truth; bears all things, believes all things, […]
We had a heat wave here in Southern California last week. In the middle of the week, we heard a loud POP. Our air conditioning unit was done. D.O.N.E. It had served us well for over thirty years. So, I’m not complaining. By Thursday, my husband had multiple guys in our home for quotes on […]
Recently a friend told me this sweet story, and it blessed me so much I wanted to share it with you. These are his words, and this is a true story: One day my son Christopher and I were driving back from his last day of his freshman year of college. He was particularly animated […]
During my son’s wedding my little four-year-old grandson was under the chair next to me for part of the ceremony. He was a ring-bearer, his little one-year-old sister a flower girl, and with both of his parents in the wedding, the plan was that the kids would both get to the babysitters waiting off to […]
What’s your truth? My truth is I’ve struggled a lot through life. I’m a recovering bulimic, codependent, obsessed mom, people-pleaser, over-eater, and over-dieter. After living in bondage I learned how to live in grace. It’s an ongoing process. One thing I know for certain is that life is better being a grace-spreader instead of a […]
The year was 1942. He was 20 years old. A time for fun. A time to date girls. A time for preparing to venture out into the world and make your mark. Instead of doing any of those things my father-in-law, Wallace I. Williams enlisted in the Air Force to defend our country in World […]
My friend, Ashley, has really been rocking this stay home mandate. Please enjoy her guest post… As many of us across the world are adjusting to #quarantinelife, I thought I would share just a few ways that have helped our family Stay Encouraged. 1. START EACH DAY WITH A FAMILY DEVOTION It doesn’t have to […]
Enjoy this guest post by author Ashley Collins… Oprah Winfrey, Walt Disney, Steve Jobs, Michael Jordan and The Beatles all have something in common… they “failed” their way to success. They “failed forward.” They didn’t allow the negative opinions of others to stop them from pursuing their dreams. They were fired, ridiculed, criticized, laughed at…They […]
My grandson wears his clothes backwards. Even his underpants sometimes. He’s three. When he first learned to dress himself we thought he was putting his clothing on backwards by accident. But now that he has become proficient at dressing himself we’ve come to learn he likes wearing his clothes backwards, and does it on purpose. […]
