It Really Isn’t About the Nail
The video above has been viewed nearly three million times on YouTube in just a few short weeks. I think the reason is that everyone…
Shaunti Feldhahn – For Women Only
The man in your life is keeping secrets. They’re so deep inside he barely knows they’re there, much less how to talk to you about…
Life Balance Without Regrets
There’s nothing like being convicted by one’s own Bible study. As I write this, I’m sitting at a women’s ministry event in Minneapolis, grabbing a…
Is Real Face to Face Community Important for Moms?
The short answer is YES! As moms it is so easy for us to become centered on our homes and families. Sometimes we can become so centered on…
Teens – Don’t Freak Out
A few days ago, I was sitting with my 12-year-old daughter on the couch, listening to her describe some things that had happened on a…
HALT!
My preteen daughter was whining that something wasn’t fair, my 10-year-old son was crying because his sister had hit him, I was late to get…
Feeling Patriotic About President’s Day
This past summer, something amazing happened when our extended family traveled to my old stomping grounds in Washington, D.C., to take a tourist tour of…
Valentine’s Day – How Does He Top That?
With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, we are all wondering what our men have planned for us. While I will admit that something sparkly…
Surprising Lessons from Jury Duty: God Makes a Way to be a Mom
I must confess to a not-so-generous reaction when I was summoned for jury duty recently. Sadly, my thought process was not, “Oh, good, I have…
Looking Forward to the Long Car Ride … Amazingly Enough!
For the holidays every year we have very specific traditions in our family. For Thanksgiving we load up the kids into our minivan and drive…