I'm restless. The clock is running out to mail Christmas packages and I just started shopping this week. My kids start Christmas break this weekend. Plus I haven't decided yet if I should send cards or not. There is so much to do and so little time. I feel my stress level rising. Don't you? Yet I long to make Christmas meaningful. I want my kids to Continue Reading
Dry Eyes
It's ironic that I have dry eyes and yet in a moment's notice, I can cry. Where are the tears to moisten my eyes when I need them?Tears. God made them. Jesus knew them intimately. And I love and hate them. Tears of joy--bring 'em on. Tears of sorrow--spare me. Disease, war, and death are part of the journey. No one escapes the scars. But I want a Continue Reading
Fallen Again
Okay, I knew I would be challenged after my last post on expectations. That's often how life works. When life is good, the test is right around the corner. And so this morning I confess, I fell flat on my face expecting too much from my husband. I acted like a baby demanding his full attention. I judged him harshly like I do myself. My measure of Continue Reading
Expectations
Life is different for me lately. It's noticeably better and I think I know why. I let go of my high expectations. Not only my personal expectations, but also the expectations of others. No longer am I looking for a phone call, a compliment, a blog comment, for my kid's to behave a certain way, or my husband to notice me when I wear a new Continue Reading
Dove Commercial
Dove CommercialHad to post this commercial because it gives me hope. I'm one of those women who has always compared myself to magazine covers. Don't graphics, makeup and airbrushing do wonders? Check out how they make her neck longer and eyes bigger.All young girls and teens need to see this. And so do, approaching forty year old moms like me.:) Continue Reading
Writing Lessons
I just finished a marriage article for Focus on the Family. I struggled writing this article thinking if I don't have the perfect marriage, how on earth can I teach someone else how to succeed? The last thing I want to do is be a hypocrite. I don't want to tell others to do something I'm not doing myself.God is teaching me something. My marriage is Continue Reading