Learning to Pray for My Enemies

by | Mar 14, 2016 | Trends

Last Friday night I was putting the final touches on a talk I would be giving the next morning to a group of ladies in my community. We’d be talking all about kindness and gratitude and what it can look like to live those things with our families. I read through part...

When Love is Spelled P-U-P-P-Y

by | Feb 22, 2016 | Relationships

“We are NEVER getting a dog.” These words had been spoken countless times by my husband and I over the past ten years. Although we’ve always liked our friends’ dogs, we’ve never considered ourselves animal people, and with providing foster care to countless...

10 Years Later: The Aftermath of Grief

by | Nov 23, 2015 | Life Issues

I sit alone in my room. Kids are tucked into bed. Husband is downstairs watching a football game. The soft glow of light shines from my bedside lamp. Snuggled against the pillows, this place is my safe haven. A place I find rest and peace from the busyness of each...