My youngest daughter, Olivia came to our bed several nights in a row saying that she was afraid. We offered hugs and kisses and allowed her to sleep in our bed. After night number infinity, my husband and I decided we needed to try to help get her on the other side of this stage in life! He put her to bed one evening and talked to her about praying to God for comfort and followed that up with something pretty special. He shared with her that he too had trouble sleeping through his fears as a Continue Reading
Happy New Year!
In January of 2019, I joined in with with my local church as we started a 52- week journey reading through the Bible chronologically. Yes, chronologically. Turns out, the books of the Bible to which most of us are accustomed are primarily divided by the type of literature as opposed to the order being based on when the events actually took place. Any whoo... no matter the order or the pace, any journey through the Bible is worth it! This particular journey of mine was no exception. I was Continue Reading
Forget It
It has been several weeks since I published a blog post. I did not plan to take a break of any sort, yet a break is exactly what took place. Between celebrating my oldest daughter’s birthday, two piano recitals, hosting a small family Thanksgiving gathering, and planning an epic graduation party to honor my husband... yep... you guessed it: blogging took a backseat. The interesting thing is, I wrestled with thoughts and feelings of failure all the while! “What if I get too comfortable not Continue Reading