“A thankful heart is not only the greatest virtue, but the parent of all other virtues.” ~Marcus Tullius...
On our recent road trip I discovered a couple of apps that made travel so much easier! The first was Rest Area Finder. If we needed to make a potty stop, the first thing I’d do is look at how close the next rest area was. This helped us know whether to exit and...
Austin, Mark, and I just returned from a much-needed two week vacation. I chose to unplug during that time–I scheduled a few Facebook posts and blog posts so it didn’t seem like I disappeared. But in real life, I did. And it was wonderful. We started our...
“May we think of freedom, not as the right to do as we please, but as the opportunity to do what is right.” ~Peter Marshall
I first wrote about this topic two years ago and the response was so strong that I decided it was time to talk about it again. On the Sunday after my third grandchild was born, a well-meaning friend at church asked me if I was heading to Texas that week. I told her I...
“If we want to live a wholehearted life, we have to become intentional about cultivating rest and play, and we must work to let go of exhaustion as a status symbol and productivity as self-worth.” ...
It was 31 years ago today that Mark and I promised to love one another for better or for worse. Of course, we had absolutely no idea what those words would mean from a practical perspective. If I had to go back and give my younger self some words of wisdom about...
“It is not the words we say that make a difference, it is power of God accompanying them.” ~Stormie...
We live in such a conforming society that many of us struggle with our unique qualities. And if we struggle with our unique qualities, you can only imagine how challenging it is for our kids to embrace how they are different from others. For uniqueness to be...
