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Encouragement for every season of lifeLife Interrupted
I had been walking through life – back to work Mondays, over the hump Wednesdays, almost there Thursdays, when... trip, stumble, fly forward, throw my hands out, drop to my knees and STOP! Ouch! I landed sprawled on the cold cement sidewalk, catching my breath,...
Rotten Fruit
Leadership. It's not just a title. It's not just a status. It's character. Even if you don't feel you are a "leader" type, you can still lead simply by doing what is right. There are many different "hot potato" topics in battling sin and what important values are...
A Budget App that Works for Us
We knew something had to change. We didn’t have a lot of money stress, yet I couldn’t tell you exactly where our dollars were going. I knew our overall budget but the everyday groceries, postage, and (oops!) milk money for school just slipped through. We bought what...
Dump Your Diet (And Still Lose Weight)
It felt as though I had landed in some sort of sick and twisted funhouse. And for the record, it wasn’t really that fun. As I stood in front of my bathroom mirror, the woman looking back at me wasn’t who I expected her to be. She looked old, tired, and I’ll just say...
We Have this Hope
I’ll be honest, I didn’t want to go. Tim and I had just had dinner out with friends the night before, and with frigid subzero temps outside, staying indoors and cozy sounded marvelous. When one sitter after another said it wouldn’t work to watch our children, I took...
When You Need to Know You’re Doing a Good Job
“I know you want to give your son all the credit,” our child’s psychiatrist stated, “but you need to know that you deserve some credit for how well he’s doing too. Go home and tell your husband you’re both doing a really good job.” Her words caught me off guard, and I...
Greener Grass
The old saying, “the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence,” has been used for many different morals of various stories over the years. Often, it means that when you view other people’s accomplishments from a distance, the view is deceptive and their...
Easter Egg Surprise DIY
I love a good surprise. When I think of big surprises, my mind doesn’t wander much further than the biggest one of all – a rolled-away stone from an empty tomb. Despite all the ways Jesus tried to tell his believers his resurrection was going to happen, when the women...
First Response: Daddy
Over a long weekend I decided to make the trek from Chicago to the Twin cities for a much needed visit home. If you’ve ever driven this route you know that for a good four to five hours you’re driving through Wisconsin and there’s only trees and small towns. It’s...
It All Begins With How I See Me
A couple of years ago, I was speaking to a group at my church on the topic of understanding and managing emotions. I taught for an hour, then opened it up for questions. My foundation was jolted when one dear woman very sweetly asked me if I was grounded in my...
