Do you own a Bible? Most of us have more than one. I know I do. I had always thought I had a great appreciation for my Bible until I had an eyeopening conversation with my sister-in-law, Elizabeth. Elizabeth grew up in the Ukraine, which at the time was part of the Soviet Union. Her […]
Many of us have stories about the Northridge earthquake in 1994. Living in California, earthquakes are something you’ve got to learn to roll with. If you live in California, you know what I’m talking about. My daughter reminded me about part of our Northridge earthquake story that I had forgotten about. Monica was five years […]
Enjoy this guest post by ordained pastor Tim Williams. Tim studied at Dallas Theological Seminary and has a Bible degree from Biola University. Currently, he and his wife Jenny are expecting their first child as he serves as the Children’s Pastor at mega-church, Compass Church in Colleyville, Texas. Tim is my son and a mom […]
My mother-in-law had always wanted girls. She had two boys. At the age of nineteen I became her second daughter-in-law. One day about a year after our wedding she casually told me, “I had always wanted daughters. I thought that when my sons got married I’d have the daughters I always wanted but that […]
I always wanted to go to an AA meeting, just to see what it’s like. I wondered if it would be like what we see on TV and in the movies. Have you ever wondered about that? A friend said I could go with her. “Really? I can go?” “Yes,” she said “but there will […]
I recently made an announcement that I am getting my first book published. With this new and exciting news, it takes me back to one life changing night. I couldn’t sleep much like many nights beforehand. About two weeks worth! It was during the season of our lives where my husband was in the process […]
We were in the garage—our gym—working out. My husband paused our workout DVD right in the middle. Our son was leaving to preach at a school chapel. Being only twenty, it was his first time doing so. Mike left our “gym” to go into the backyard where he prayed for our son before he […]
I must start with a disclaimer on this post: I don’t fully know how to do this. But my kids have been teaching me how to make progress as a mother-in-law daily, and I’ve learned a thing or two. When my son first got engaged, I meddled in an area of my future daughter-in-law’s life. […]
My son walked in on a “discussion” my husband and I were having. He said what he needed to say and left with, “Okay, I’ll leave so you two can finish your fight.” So perceptive! Later when we were alone I filled him in on more details. I believe if your kids see you having […]
