I remember when my oldest daughter was preparing for a piano recital. We finally had a “good practice week.” By “good” I mean I actually did what her instructor has been asking us to do since the beginning: have her practice, not once or twice a week, but EVERY DAY OF THE WEEK, and NOT while her father and I go off and do something else, instead with one of us sitting with her as she practices. We try, but some weeks are better than others. This particular week I was on point. Gabrielle had Continue Reading
Anyway
Hello Friend, If you have not already, now is a great time to do so. Do what? Read your Bible. Yes, that ancient text with those tiny words written on that tissue paper-like substance. The good news is that, today, in 2019, we have so many ways to access the Good News. We can "Google" a passage on our phones. We can open a children's Bible and take advantage of the pictures and basic language used to tell the message inside. We can even refer to video and/or audio Continue Reading
A Girl and Her Struggles
Have you ever experienced a time of struggle? Day after day of things not going well. Week after week of the ideal situation morphing into something not at all ideal? Year after year bearing the load of insecurity on your back, dragging the shackles of rejection around your ankles, all while feelings of regret teeter totter from one side of your brain to the other? It's hard to keep going when you have to deal with realities such as these. You can only smile for so long. You can only "hang in Continue Reading