• Working from home. Homeschooling. Unchartered territory for many. Yet, it’s the new norm for most at this present time. Having navigated through these waters for the past 15 years, the following are some lessons we have learned along the way which I hope you will find helpful: TAKE A DEEP BREATH None of us could […]

  • On our most recent vacation, my husband and I arrived at our destination and headed towards the rental car counter.  This wasn’t my first rodeo (aka rental car experience) with him so I was ready. I grabbed our luggage and found a comfortable seat … armed with a book, my phone and the expectation that […]

  • The picture is about as old school as you can get.  That is obvious. What isn’t so obvious is that we had been arguing on the way to the studio. Unfortunately, that was the case for the first few years of our marriage. I can remember another time that my husband and I were at […]

  • Yesterday we were invited to the celebration of new love at a sweet engagement party.  Then, we had the honor of celebrating seasoned love at a beautiful 50th anniversary party. These events helped my husband and I recall our own early days with fondness and we were inspired to look at the years ahead with […]

  • I have a couple of friends who have undergone amazing transformations recently.  They posted “before & after” pictures of themselves and the results are incredible. Just today, I had a family member post about a different kind of transformation.  She opened up about her struggles with deep depression, how God got her through it and […]

  • During the decade prior to our move to Texas, my husband sang and led praise and worship in our church and also, with the band he was a part of. He was passionate about using this gift and he used it well. Our daughter Kayla was born at the tail end of that period and while […]

  • Throughout the years, I admired both my mom and my husband’s mom as I watched them do it all.  From cooking fresh meals daily (yes, you read correctly!) and raising a family to working as a full-time nurse, they both fit the description of SuperMom. But of all those things, what has left the deepest impression […]

  • I made it through car line yesterday morning in the nick of time. It was raining, and I was late getting out the door.  I made it to the back of the long car line, and as we inched closer to the school building, I kept my eye on the clock. The school has a […]

  • For the last two weeks, these flowers have been sitting on my kitchen counter.  Everyone that has come to my house has asked me what I did to get flowers for no apparent reason.  I gave them all the same response, “I wrecked the car.” This is met with puzzled looks, especially from the guys. […]

  • I work in a county hospital. And not just any county hospital. A very large & busy county hospital. So you know what that means… Crowded elevators. When you hit the button and it comes within 30 seconds, it’s time for a praise dance. Most times, you are left waiting…and waiting…and then waiting some more. […]