Embracing our real selves. Being comfortable in our own skins. Knowing our worth as a person. The Pages of Her Life by James L. Rubart reflects these messages. To really live, we need to embrace our real selves. On the back cover in a large font, this question stands out: How Do You Stand Up…
I loved the romantic, Christmas, YA, fantasy, Tinsel in a Tangle by Laurie Germaine. Why talk about a Christmas novel now? Well, while the story is set in Santa’s village with Christmas coming fast, the overall story is about elves who are jealous of a tall elf, Tinsel. If you’ve ever been ostracized, then you’ll…
With snow covered roads, life changes direction in a hurry. My husband and I found ourselves sitting behind a police cruiser with its red and blue pulsating lights one Sunday evening in January after his mom lost control going around a curve and plunged deep into a snow-filled ditch, grazing a fence. The evening’s tallies…
This week, I want to share with you five resources you can visit or check out when you need reminders that you matter. We need reminders more than ever now. I’m finding a great need for people to hear they are of incalculable worth. Each person is precious. I spent a lot of time in…
Have you heard about the You Were Seen movement? Karen Kingsbury started this movement in 2019. I had no idea until I received her recent newsletter about it. Now, I want to tell you about it. With the simple act of leaving a note to tell people that they were seen doing a good job…
I seek rest each day and each week because if I don’t take time to regroup and adjust my perspective, my stress levels go up and my attitude plummets. I look forward to Sundays, which are my day of rest. There are six things that make my Sundays special. I learn and grow in my…
Do you want to live an effective and productive life? Of course, you do! Who wouldn’t, right? I discovered in 2 Peter 1 eight traits for living an effective and productive life. 8 qualities in increasing measure It says that if we possess the following qualities in increasing measure, they will keep us from being…
Sometimes life beats us down. We forget why we matter and even if what we work so hard at matters. This year of upheaval magnifies these doubts and questions. The Bible blares the answers if we listen. The Bible not only declares you matter, it says you’re valuable. Today, I’ll share some of what I…
In the movie Overcomer, Thomas asks John, “Who are you?” This question caused me to wonder how do I define “who am I.” John starts listing his titles: basketball coach, history teacher, husband, father. Thomas presses on. “No, what if you are stripped of those, who are you?” When John says follower of Christ, Thomas…
Home movies trigger lost memories. We capture our moments in videos and photographs so when we are older we can remember what love looks like. On Mother’s Day, we brought out some old movies featuring my two eldest, starting when they were three-years-old and four months, respectively, and continued to when my second son was…