I’ve had an interesting week. It’s been reminiscent of the days of diapers and toddlers when I would work all day but feel as if I’d accomplished nothing at all. In reality, however, I did accomplish many things—they just weren’t...
Six months ago I booked the airfare for our “once-in-a-lifetime” cruise vacation we just shared with dozens of Hearts at Home couples and families. As I took inventory of the frequent flyer miles Mark and I had earned over the past ten years, I realized...
You won’t hear from me for a week, because tomorrow morning we head to Ft. Lauderdale for the Hearts at Home Anniversary cruise. Yes, it will be a great vacation opportunity and time of celebration, but it will also be a time of ministry. Bill and Pam Farrel,...
Today has been a day of remembering. You see it was 25 years ago today that Mark and I promised to love and cherish until death do us part. As I think back to that day (and as our older children are venturing into married life), I think about all that I didn’t...
I slathered my boys with sunscreen as soon as we arrived at the pool. Then I put sunscreen on my face, my shoulders, my legs…somewhere along the way I got interrupted and the sunscreen never made it to my arms! I now have lobster arms that are so burnt they are...
I was over at Karen Ehman’s blog and she was interviewing a mom with a tea business. When I posted about my love for tea, I decided it would be a fun thing to share on my blog. I’m not a coffee drinker at all, but I do love tea! It’s one way I pamper...
I’m back! Did you miss me? I have missed you! I have felt so out of touch with everyone because I’ve had my head stuck in a computer! But the book is finally finished. Wahoo!!!!!In the midst of what ended up being a mid-June deadline instead of an early...
Compassion International – 1,000,000th Child RegisteredMeet Jeffry. He lives in Nicaragua, and he is Compassion’s 1,000,000 registered child.The difference between a registered child and a sponsored child is that registered children are waiting to be...
I apologize for the lack of posts this week. I’m on a deadline for my next book and I’ve been trying very hard to get it finished and sent off before my kids are home for the summer.Alas, today was their last day of school and I’m not done...
This week I’ve definitely looked at the world through a different lens. After spending a week seeing such poverty and now being back home in my comfortable home and comfortable bed, it’s been hard to wrap my mind around it all.One of our trip leaders said...
