I have a new children’s book releasing with Zonderkidz soon and I’d love to tell you about the inspiration to write it. When I was in elementary school I can remember feeling extreme panic when the teacher asked the class to read out loud. We would start at one end of the classroom and one […]
I was visiting at my daughter and son-in-law’s home. Taking a break from life and hanging out with their family and especially entering into my 6-year-old and 4-year-old grandkids lives is such a delight for me. I’m sure it’s a window into what heaven is like. And it’s oh-so-much-fun with the “That’s mine!” and the […]
As a child finding love and comfort seemed to be a search for me. In my family there were love messages among the chaos. Yelling was an acceptable practice in my family. The volume always seemed to be turned up. One time the bakery made my Italian grandmother’s birthday cake wrong and all one had […]
I was on my way home from speaking at a conference and I boarded my Delta flight. When I found my seat there was a man already there. Awkward. It took me back to when I was a little kid and flying with my dad. A lady was in my window seat and my dad […]
I never met Riley Boatman. He moved on to heaven from COVID before I had the blessing of getting to know him. But my dear friend, Linda Boatman was his wife, and if he was anything like her—and I suspect he was—he had to be a delightful, inspiring, and joy-filled man. One who encouraged and […]
We were at a restaurant with our son and his family having breakfast. Even though it wasn’t a large venue, it was a cute little space with a great atmosphere and great food. One of our favorite stops while we visit him in Texas. On this particular day we were seated right next to the […]
Some days I can get so focused on me and over consume with the pressures life throws at me. Some days I almost forget there is another person in my life—a husband. A husband who I vowed to love and cherish and adore. A husband who is oh-so-good to me and yet some days I […]
We’ve all heard it said that a marriage will rise and fall on the communication skills of each couple. From the time we say, I do, we have heard that you need good communication for your marriage to last. From the pulpit, from our parents, from our friends we’ve heard the backbone of a thriving […]
When I was a young mom I had a conversation with an “older” mom with adult kids. She told me her kids stopped going to church and it made her really sad. She went on to explain why she thought that was the case. In her words she said she and her husband had put […]
Now that my kids are all grown and “launched” as I look back I sometimes feel sadness that they didn’t get much of the “extras” their friends and classmates got. This blog post was such an eye opener for me and I wanted to share it. This is from our friends at HomeWord with Dr. […]
