hope

Around this time every year, I get excited. The leaves begin falling to the ground,  mornings are cooler, afternoons warm up, and the colors are inspiring. “Fall is in the air and on the ground,” says Amelia Bedelia in one of my daughter’s favorite books. The changing of seasons before …

So much has changed in our country and world in just a matter of days. You may be feeling enormous amounts of stress and anxiety when you think about your own future, perhaps in your business, work, health, relationships, and more. These are stressful times right now and let me …

If your marriage is suffering right now under the weight of life’s trials, remember that hope is in front of you if you choose to believe it.

If your marriage is suffering under the weight of life’s stresses, that is not the time to throw it out. Seeds germinate in the darkness of soil. They rest under the weight of the dirt pressed in, but despite the stress and pressures placed on them, they quickly take root and sprout. Darkness is where growth happens…

A few years ago, a woman in my discipleship group at church pulled me aside after our time together and shared some wisdom I’ll never forget…

I was reading a friend’s status update a few days ago about one of her neighbors. She was in her alley (most Texas homes have back alleys) and out of nowhere she heard a man screaming at the top of his lungs: “I hate this world!!!” She couldn’t believe it …

Last week, I sat down on the couch to find something to watch with my three year old. The only station he would sit still to watch was the Alpine skiing championships. As I watched each skier take off and head down the mountain, I was amazed by their speed, …

Reflections from Luke 2:1-20 God became a man and lived on earth… He came by the most humble means and was laid in a manger- a trough or box used to feed animals- very far from a crib in a royal palace. His father and mother, Joseph and Mary, sought …

This past year, eternity has been on my mind a lot. A close friend of our family was diagnosed with breast cancer, tragedy struck with the loss of an old friend, and I’ve experienced hardships in motherhood and marriage and my own sinful nature. While I often ask God to …