I joined my grandkids for their social distance picture with Santa this year. Santa sat in a slay with Mrs. Claus while over six feet away my grandkids got to wave, smile, and take pictures. Santa even addressed grandma. “I’m guessing you are grandma,” Santa said to me. “Yup” I responded. “Well, Santa usually takes […]
This week’s guest post is from Chana Keefer. Chana is a wife of 30 years, mom to four amazing kids and bestselling author of six inspirational books. Her brand-spankin’-new literary baby, Great Love For Life: How to Find & Keep Love That Truly Satisfies,is perfect for folks who long for lasting love while surrounded by […]
Well it’s here folks, our first COVID holiday season. Did any of us think this would be going on for so long? Honestly, I didn’t. I was taking it one day at a time and now the Christmas season is here. How will it be different this year from years before? Some of us may […]
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 […]
Since I was a young child I’ve felt as if I’m asking the world to accept me and love me and choose me. Maybe you can relate. And I find myself translating this to my marriage…sometimes in a destructive way. Let me explain… When I’d ask my husband for something, and he’d say, “Maybe.” I’d […]
Affairs and marriage seem to continually be in the headlines, even pastors are not exempt. One would think if one is following God, and serving God, words like cheat and affair would never come up. Unfortunately, even godly people are not immune. I think sometimes we can get so caught up in serving God that […]
“My mom says things about my husband, and then, I go home and think about it and see it.” That’s what I heard her say. I was baffled and asked, “Why would you listen to that?” We find what we look for. Especially in our marriage. My husband has faults—everyone does. I don’t need anyone […]
“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, […]
I’ve been working on allowing myself to feel all of my emotions. Somewhere along the way I learned to stuff certain uncomfortable feelings. Especially anger. Can you relate? At all? If I felt mad I’d stuff it down as fast as it came up. Learning to accept all of my emotions can be a challenge. […]
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 […]
