When flood waters rise and unrelenting rain pours from the sky, God where are you?
When fires rage, consuming everything in their destructive path, God where are you?
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Pain—life’s motivator
“Pain is a great motivator.” She spoke the words so matter-of-factly—as if part of her daily routine. And yet in that moment my world stopped spinning as I absorbed the unintended meaning of her words. Pain is a great motivator. I looked around the open gym area of the physical therapy office. I was there […]
Parenting free of fear (even when your kids begin to drive!)
I felt like an idiot crying my ever-lovin’ head off in my kitchen. Thank God no one was home. What is wrong with me? I cried out, startling the dog from her nap. I kept staring at the text that had just come through letting me know it was time to schedule my son’s behind […]
An Easy and Powerful Way to Connect With Your Child
My 15 year old son sat crossed legged in the middle of my bed as I dug through our fire safe. I was looking for his birth-certificate and social security card—documents he would need to take to the DMV the next morning to get his learner’s permit. Our fire safe contains a hodgepodge of items: […]
Why you might want to buy an old fashion ice tray…
Our ice maker stopped working several months ago. Annoying, yes, but worth spending over $100 for the replacement part—when a bag of ice costs just over $2? Um…no. I’m sure we will eventually get around to repairing it, but in the meantime we are making do with bagged ice and one little ice tray. Remember […]