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Years ago (twenty three to be exact), I gave birth to my firstborn! The ‘oohs and ahhs’ of pregnancy didn’t prepare me for the first few weeks of motherhood. The recovery from surgery, the sleepless nights, the feedings, the zombie mode… all blessings, but definitely an adjustment. Since we weren’t planning on “officially leaving” the

It was the first day of his sophomore year of college. My son was enrolled in BIOL1322. It was a small class, so the professor asked everyone to go around and give a quick introduction of themselves. State your name, where you’re from and a fact about yourself. And that’s what he did. “My name

Four years ago, in the height of Covid, masks and social distancing, my son left for college. We weren’t sure what the next four years would hold. He wasn’t sure either. Would he make friends? Good friends? I mean the right kind of friends? And in a world where everyone is either staring down at

I talk to my sister at least twice a day (if you ask our husbands, they’d probably say it’s more like 5 times a day)…but I think you get my point. Our conversations aren’t usually long…but they are frequent. “Whatcha doin?” “How’s it goin?” “Anything new?” (even if we just talked 3 hours ago) We

Hi friends! It’s been a minute since I’ve made a cooking video, so please pardon my bad angles (my video crew is in college)! With that said, if you are looking for an easy South Indian beef curry/ beef fry recipe, I’ve got one for you! Remember, if I can do this, you can too!!!

At the start of summer, I faced a trial. My heart was heavy, and I knew, THIS can only be overcome through prayer and fasting- so I did just that. I fasted, I prayed…and I saw a breakthrough! Woohoo!! Praise Jesus!  But while the praise was still on my lips (I was literally mid praise

“Get thee behind me Satan”  That probably wasn’t the caption you expected to read when you saw the picture of me and my sweet boys. Strangely enough, over the past few months, those 5 words (found in Matthew 16:23) have been ringing in my ears when I think of them. Keep reading and I’ll explain. 

We were celebrating my husband’s parents 50th wedding anniversary, when my oldest son asked the million dollar question. “So, over the past 50 years, what has been your favorite season of life?” Without hesitation, mom answered, “Right now!” Really? I was expecting to hear, “When the kids were small” or “When those adorable little grandkids

He initiated the conversation, and he was beyond transparent. Without my husband or I even asking, our friend told us everything…and it wasn’t pretty. My stomach was in knots.  As he went through the details, all I could think of is, how does someone get themselves into this kind of situation?  2 Samuel 11:1 came

My refrigerator has been having issues. The temperature is inconsistent and the water dispenser is glitchy. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t. My husband has changed out the filter, called a repairman and Googled how to fix it- but no luck (first world problems, I know).  So…until we get the issue resolved (or get a new