Saturday morning I slept a little late, got up, did a few things upstairs and then headed to the main level. As I walked down the stairs, the smell of something burning hit me. Kolya has a wood burning set, so I thought he had it out doing a project. Rounding the...
In the next few weeks, I’ll be speaking in Gurnee, IL, Pontiac, IL, Channahon, IL, and Normal, IL! Jan 16 Pontiac United Methodist Church, Pontiac, IL (AM) Professionalizing Motherhood Jan 17 Immanuel Church, Gurnee, IL (AM) Living With Less So Your Family...
Last week I had the privilege of partnering with Focus on the Family to encourage marriages on their radio broadcast. They also featured a 5 minute video I did for them in the fall about loving when it’s hard. If you or someone you know are struggling in your...
A year ago when I going through a dark time in my marriage, I found the website www.RefineUs.org. I was immediately drawn to the honesty of Justin and Trisha Davis. I interacted with them on email and found out that they were graduates of Lincoln Christian University...
If you are here for the first time, welcome! You’ve come to a place of encouragement, honesty, and authenticity. I believe that being open and honest about both the joys and the struggles in life is an important way that we are real with ourselves and real...
Today I have the privilege to be partnering with Focus on the Family on offering hope for hurting marriages. If you or someone you know is dealing with a stormy season of marriage, you can listen online, and you can also watch a 5 minute video on Love During Hard...
Well there are no words for today…only pictures. Erica attended a photography workshop in Chicago for two full days this weekend. Matt and Anne are still on their mission trip. So Mark and I had all three grandkids this weekend. It’s been a busy...
In November, some of you participated in my first-ever blog survey. Your feedback was very helpful in planning my blog posts for 2013! If you participated, thank you very much! If you’re interested at all, I wanted to share the results with you to see where...
I love having my grandkids here. It’s tiring, but rewarding! It also gives me a lot to blog about! Three random thoughts come to mind today: First, this is the longest span of time Landon and Rilyn have ever been away from their mommy and daddy. Landon, 8...
Can you believe it’s the last day of 2012? God has done a lot of work in my life in 2012. He’s healed. He’s redeemed. He’s sustained. He’s provided. He’s been my Strength, my Hope, my Truth, my Protector, and my Friend who...
