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Do you remember how amazing it felt when you landed a dream job? For me, it was an answered prayer! I was ecstatic to add this to my resume. However, that feeling was short lived. As I embraced my position, I attempted to make positive changes. To my surprise, I was seen as a young

Do you remember the days when you were in school and your class was promised the reward of a pizza party for terrific behavior? (What I wouldn’t do for a slice of NY pizza!) Maybe you were the lucky teenager whose parents said they would buy the latest video game if you earned great grades.

I have been taking a stroll down memory lane again … as you can see from the photo :) This time I stopped at the very first tragedy my husband and I ever experienced in our marriage. I remember how our hearts were broken and we grieved immensely. The pain seemed to be more than

Natural disasters.  Shootings.  Division. It seems as if these are the frequent headliners lately. I don’t know about you, but hearing of such tragedies is pretty disheartening and causes us to respond in different ways. Some folks remain in a state of fear and pity: “Oh how terrible!” Some quickly move on with their own

Have you ever prayed about a heart’s desire which no one around you seemed to fully understand? When I was pregnant with my oldest daughter, I felt a prompt from the Holy Spirit to leave my career and become a stay at home mom. I was surrounded by people who I believe meant well, but

As a married woman, I have believed the lie that “I’m just a wife.”  After all, my husband is the the leader of our family and the breadwinner.  What could I have to offer that would bring glory to God when my husband is so talented? I didn’t understand the fallacy of that thought until

My husband and I have the privilege of celebrating our 18th anniversary today.  As I reflect on the beginning of our journey together, I’m reminded of the moments of fun and laughter we have shared.  Oh, how special those memories are to me. But such moments seemed to vanish into thin air when we entered

The devastation Hurricane Harvey has caused in South Texas has been quite alarming. Seeing the photos of the damage and hearing from friends and family who have been displaced from their homes has left many of our hearts heavy.  The reality is that when a natural disaster strikes, those of us who are not directly

What an exciting Monday it has been for our family! Freshly sharpened pencils and crisp new notebooks were all laid out for our first day of school. No sooner did the books crack open and the assignments begin for Math and Latin, when we joined our friends at the park to watch the solar eclipse.

Words are pretty powerful, aren’t they? When my oldest daughter was three years old, I was struggling with how to address her behavior. One could often hear me saying, “First, the terrible two’s. Now, the terror three’s. I don’t know what to do!!” I had heard about a parenting class and I jumped at the