A few days ago, I was checking my email. Like many days, I received a notification from Pinterest about someone new following my page. When I opened the email, I couldn’t believe what I saw–it was PORN. (more…) Read more
A few days ago, I was checking my email. Like many days, I received a notification from Pinterest about someone new following my page. When I opened the email, I couldn’t believe what I saw–it was PORN. (more…) Read more
Dear Lord, Thank you for my children. I pray they see You in me and follow You because of it. Please forgive me when I mess up, and help my kids to forgive me as well. Lord, I pray that my kids see and know deep within their hearts that You love them. (more…) Read more
Recently, my ten year-old has been asking me when he can get a smartphone. It kind of threw for a loop since I didn’t get a basic cell phone until I was sixteen and driving. There was a reason for it–safety. Even still, I see a lot of my son’s classmates with a smartphone in hand. I know each family has different reasons for allowing, delaying, or forbidding the use of smartphones, but I tend to fall in the “delaying”... Read more
Dear Lord, Thank you for my husband. He is an amazing partner and blessing in my life. He is more than I could ever ask for. I know that neither one of us is perfect, but we are perfectly imperfect together. (more…) Read more
Love is not enough. It never will be. And, here’s why. (more…) Read more
My husband, Dave, and I have a passion for helping couples develop rock-solid marriages. We meet with couples at our church and our marriage conferences on a regular basis, and over the years, I’ve noticed some big gaping holes in the foundation of most modern marriages. (more…) Read more
There are lots of us mommies out there, and yet we can feel so alone in our mothering. Why is that? (more…) Read more
Sometimes, we have a good excuse as to why our marriage isn’t in a good place at the moment. But, the truth is, excuses–even good ones–won’t get us anywhere. (more…) Read more
Sometimes, we have a good excuse as to why our marriage isn't in a good place at the moment. But, the truth is, excuses--even good ones--won't get us anywhere. I do it, and you do too. We can come up... Read more
As mothers, we all have our strengths and weaknesses. We usually have more than one strength, but I believe each of us possess a slice of mommy wisdom that stands out from the rest. Over the years, I’ve learned a lot from watching my friends navigate motherhood with their unique strengths, and it’s made me a better mom. (more…) Read more