One day, as I was pulling my car over to nurse a screaming baby, I saw my other two toddlers napping in the car on the way home after having been at the church for the fourth time that week for bible study, and ministry meetings. I remember feeling overwhelmed, and like, if I kept going at the pace I… View Post
In the past 5 years there has been an increase of people waiting until they are over 12-18 weeks to announce their pregnancy. In fact, our announcement of our latest pregnancy was even met with some interesting responses after people would ask how far along I was. While I think this is a personal decision for each couple and it isn’t an… View Post
A few years back, I was having a conversation with my then eight-year-old and he asked me how long I have been a Christian. I got a little giddy, because I love intimate conversations like these with my kids. In fact, I journaled this little conversation into the journal I keep for him because it was just such a special… View Post
You may have thought since our youngest is almost 5 years old, we were done, right? Surprise!!! One of the benefits I have never experienced before is that everyone is potty trained and SUPER helpful! Everyone in the family is SUPER excited, as you can imagine! Actually they have all been begging for another sister or brother for a couple years… View Post
Why am I building an online course? As a busy woman, I know just how hard it is to finish a book, front to cover. And for a long season, like eight years, all I could accomplish was listening to pod casts and sermons online while I busily went about my housework. That was my main source of spiritual nourishment… View Post
When we first moved to Central Oregon and were meeting new people, visiting churches, and having families over for fellowship to get to know them, I realized something about myself. I didn’t want them to know I was a blogger or an author. I was scared it would negatively effect the authenticity of the potential friendship. Meaning, I didn’t want people to be… View Post
Social Media is part of our world, and it is here to stay. There was a day when my husband and I were anti-social media. We worked with and new so many young people and saw first hand how this fascination with social media was addictive, disturbing friendships and productivity. In 2011 we had a business audit done and the biggest… View Post
We all have our reasons for being or not being on social media. Should a Christ follower be on social media? The answer is not the same for us all! This is disputable. God’s Word tells us we should be missionaries wherever we are, but where each of us is to go is not necessarily the same! I am a firm believer… View Post
Dearest Sister, Sometimes we can lose sight of our purpose, our mission, and our calling. In all the striving to be a better wife, mom, sister, writer, homemaker, _____, we can forget that our identity is not connected to any of those roles. Since the beginning, women have struggled to find their identity in God alone. Just look where that… View Post
When I was a kid I never really thought about the pressure I put my parents under when I was asking and nagging them if I could go over to a friend’s house after church. It’s funny how most children don’t have it in them to actually think outside of their self-focused wants and put themselves in their parent’s shoes…. View Post