Dad, You are Enough

Recently I wrote an article about how moms are enough — just as they are. Did you think I had forgotten about you, dads? I haven’t. Guess what? The same goes for you! I know you sometimes want to come off like you don’t deal with insecurities attached to this...

Seize Today

The to-do list was long. I had a coveted day off from regular working responsibilities, but that didn’t lessen the load of what I needed to accomplish. I woke up early when I could have slept in, feeling the pressure begin to mount as all of the undone things on my...

Get Out Your God ID

2 Corinthians 10:12 For we dare not class ourselves or compare ourselves with those who commend themselves. But they, measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves among themselves, are not wise. Have you ever forgotten your God ID? Perhaps you didn’t...

Choosing Gratitude Over Grief

I felt immobilized by grief last week. Maybe it was the relentless rain, the gloomy gray clouds an external gauge for my internal turmoil. My girls were restless and so was I. It could have been self-pity; a series of days where even the thought of my to-do list feels...

From Unforgiveness to Restored Relationships

Forgiveness is a lesson that I did not learn right away. Growing up in an exceptionally abusive home, my mind allowed for forgiveness for certain actions, but not all. The abuse that I endured at the hands of my parents was on the list of things I would never forgive....

Lifted By Prayer

I got the call on a Thursday morning. My husband was far from home and he sounded discouraged, his voice strained. As my two small children fluttered around me like so many mismatched butterflies unaware of the danger of a coming storm, I blindly sat down on my...