Confessions of a not-always-so-gentle-wife

It was a week of victories.  Battling the flu and trying to keep a good attitude, but (mostly?) winning.  Embracing the unknown, living out ...

Feeling 'full' and {The Beauty of Suffering}

Source Look at that plate piled high with food...and then realize no, it's not for you to eat, it signifies the euphemism, "My plat...

Knowing You Need the Forgiveness He Offers

On this day last year, I was thanking the Lord for my new husband It's Maundy Thursday and I feel unprepared for this Easter weekend.  Y...

When Disappointment Turns Us to Thanks

photo credit We woke tired this morning, after a busy but oh-so-good weekend full of new opportunities, wonderful people, and plenty of reas...

Lasting Joy

As promised, I am meditating on JOY and so you won't be surprised that my latest letter over at Letters to My Sisters is on this same to...

Christmas Hope: Painted on the Scene of Despair

I hope you enjoyed your weekend celebrations!  Here is my latest letter... Cheer and hope is in the air this season, as we all flit around g...

His Mercy Endures

This weekend I had the chance to reminisce a little as I wrote my latest article for Letters to My Sisters .  The topic this month is Mercy,...

The Beauty of Self-Control

Do you struggle with self-control?  Can you marvel at Christ, who was not controlled by His desires and wants, but instead, was controlled b...

Compassion Starts at Home

Please, if you would be so kind, take a peak over here  at my article posted today on compassion, at the Letters To My Sisters blog. Perhaps...