Are You Comparing Your Insides to Kate’s Outsides?

I’m guessing that nearly every mom has done it sometime over the past three days. It’s easy to do. It’s human nature. Women, particularly, are experts at this kind of comparison:We tend to compare our insides to other women’s outsides.   When...

Quote of the Week

“The way we love each other is the best evidence that Jesus is still alive.”                                                                                          ~Bob Goff

Quote of the Week

“Are you trying to prove you are right or are you trying to improve this relationship, because you can’t do both.”                                                                           ~Lysa...

Quote of the Week

“Comparison will consistently cloud the clarity of God’s call on your life”                                                                               ~Robert Madu

Quote of the Week

“He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose.”                                                                                         ~Jim Elliot

How Much Access Are You Giving Your Kids?

A couple of months ago, my oldest daughter Anne asked if I could take a day to help her get her playroom under control.  She felt like it was always a mess and she could never get the mess under control.  I told her I was glad to help. I arrived one morning to help...

Quote of the Week

“Our sin was so great that nothing less than the death of Jesus could save us.  But God loved us so much that he would rather die than live without us. But WE are so LOVED that God would rather die than live without us.”                                    ...

Quote of the Week

“God gave you 84,000 seconds today; have you used one of them to say ‘Thank you’?”                                                                  ~William Arthur Ward

Quote of the Week

“We’re all starving for grace, and at the same time, withholding that same grace from each other.”                                                                 ~Christy Wright

Quote of the Week

“All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn’t hurt.”                                                                        ~Charles  M. Schulz

Quote of the Week

“Too many people undervalue what they are and overvalue what they aren’t.”                                                               ~Unknown

Quote of the Week

“To accept grace is to accept the vow to give it.”                                                                        ~Max Lucado

Mommy Guilt

Several summers ago, I served on the staff of the Proverbs 31 She Speaks Conference, a wonderful conference for women who want to step into writing and speaking.  In addition to leading some workshops, I had the privilege of serving as a speaking coach for a group of...

Quote of the Week

“Love doesn’t erase the past, but it makes the future different.”                                                     ~Gary Chapman

Quote of the Week

“Don’t ever let the place you start dictate where you finish.”                                                                                              ~Unknown